Dr. Emily Howard Stowe – 30 April
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Bertha Wrenham Wilson – 28 April
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Sheila Scott OBE – 27 April
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Dame Kathleen Lonsdale – 1 April
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Saint Lucy Filippini – 25 March
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Sabiha Gökçen – 22 March
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Irène Joliot-Curie – 17 March
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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf – 16 March
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf )November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a Swedish author. She...
Anna Caroline Maxwell – 14 March
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Katherine Wilson “Kate” Sheppard – 10 March
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We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.