Famous Women

A study of Iran’s history reveals that women were able to break through different barriers and move forward in various...

Alenush Terian was born in Tehran on November 9, 1920. Her Father translated parts of Shahnameh (a masterpiece by Iran’s...

Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi in an educated family. She was the daughter of Zulfikar...

For the first time 70 years ago, women received voting rights in France. Finland was also the first European country...

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindustani: )November, 16 1917 – October, 31 1984)  was the third Prime Minister of India...

In 1942, Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah became Iran's First Female Professor when she was awarded the chair of Russian Language and...

Algerian writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar passed away at the age of 78 in a hospital in Paris. Her body...

1788 United States (to stand for election) 1893 New Zealand (to vote) 1902 Australia 1906 Finland 1907 Norway (to stand...

Simin Behbahani, Iran's lady of poetry is no longer among us but will be forever remembered through her beautiful poems...

Women in Tehran first entered politics during the reign of Naseraddin Shah when women participated in protests of the Tobacco...