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It was the first novel published by a woman in Iran. Daneshvar was the first president of the Iranian Writers' Association. Shahrnush Pârsipur became popular in the 1980s following the publication of her short stories. Her 1990 novel, Zanân bedûn-e Mardân (Women Without Men), addressed issues of sexuality and identity.
Effat Tejaratchi (1917–1999), first Iranian woman to fly an airplane; Fateme Asadi (1960 – 1984), first Iranian 'martyr' women whose body was found during post-war explorations. Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974–2003), conjoined twins; Qudsiyyih Khanum Ashraf (1889–1976), Bahá'i teacher and midwife
Iranian women rights activists determined education is a key for the country's women and society; they argued giving women education was best for Iran because mothers would raise better sons for their country. [100] Many Iranian women, including Jaleh Amouzgar, Eliz Sanasarian, Janet Afary, and Alenush Terian have been influential in the sciences.
for Women's and Family Affairs: 2013 — 9 Elham Aminzadeh: Vice President for Legal Affairs 2013: 2016 — Hassan Rouhani: 10 Shahindokht Molaverdi: Vice President for Women's and Family Affairs: 2013: 2019 Islamic Iran Participation Front: 11 Zahra Ahmadipour: Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization: 2016: 2017
The Iranian women's rights activists and feminists were mainly from the educated elite, and some had appeared unveiled even before the Kashf-e hijab: Dowlatabadi is believed to have been the first woman in Iran to have done so, [17] appearing in public in 1928 completely unveilied. [18]
One of Farah's main initiatives was founding Pahlavi University (now Shiraz University), which was meant to improve the education of Iranian women, and was the first American-style university in Iran; before then, Iranian universities had always been modeled on the French style. [13] The Empress wrote in 1978 that her duties were:
Farrokhroo Parsa (Persian: فرخرو پارسا; 24 March 1922 – 8 May 1980) was an Iranian physician, educator, and parliamentarian. She served as minister of education under Amir Abbas Hoveida and was the first female cabinet minister. Parsa was an outspoken supporter of women's rights in Iran.
The Women's Cultural Centre is an organization founded in the 1990s by Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and Parvin Ardalan and has been a center for forming opinions, analyzing and documenting women's issues in Iran. [38] Since 2005, the organization has published Iran's first online magazine on women's rights, Zanestan, with Ardalan as its editor.