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Nina Ansary (Persian: نینا انصاری) (born 1966, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian–American historian and author best known for her work on women's equity in Iran. . Ansary's research has notably countered conventional assumptions of the progress of women in Iran while continuing to advocate for full emanci
In addition to formal education, women in Iran may enroll in literacy programs. [2] These programs target women, offering basic training in simple math, reading, and writing. In the 1990s, women composed over two-thirds of enrollees in these programs. [2] This may have contributed to the steep rise in female literacy rates in Iran in the 1990s ...
The Women's Organization of Iran (WOI; Persian: سازمان زنان ایران) was a non-profit organization created in 1966, mostly run by volunteers, with local branches and centers for women all over the country, determined to enhance the rights of women in Iran. The WOI had committees working on health, literacy, education, law, social ...
The goal was to improve literacy in Iran cheaply and efficiently, which they also believed would improve workmanship. 200,000 young men and women participated in the Literacy Corps, teaching 2.2 million boys and girls and over a million adults. [10] In many cases, the volunteers would continue to work as educators after their conscription ended ...
Farzaneh Milani (Persian: فرزانه میلانی; born c. 1947) is an Iranian-born American scholar, author, poet, translator, and educator. Milani teaches Persian literature and women's studies at the University of Virginia; and serves as the Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures. [1]
Masih Alinejad (Persian: مسیح علینژاد, born Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomikolayi (Persian: معصومه علینژاد قمیکُلایی), September 11, 1976 [citation needed]) is an Iranian-American [4] journalist, author, and women's rights activist. [5][6] Alinejad works as a presenter/producer at Voice of America Persian News ...
Emma Willard (1787-1870), was a New York educator and writer who dedicated her life to women's education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, which is now Emma Willard School. With the success of her school, she was able to travel across the country ...
Mahnaz Afkhami (Persian: مهناز افخمی; born January 14, 1941) is an Iranian women's rights activist who served in the Cabinet of Iran from 1976 to 1978. She is founder and president of Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), executive director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies [1] and former Minister of Women's Affairs in Iran's pre-Revolution government. [2]