Women's Organization of Iran (WOI) Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Shamlu, Maryam

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of schooling in France and England, and experiences with women’s movements in those countries; impressions of the sociopolitical climate at Iranian universities; on the change in the social role of women in Iran in the 1970s; consciousness raising and other activities of the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI) and their impact on women’s consciousness throughout the country; recollections of political activism among Iranian intellectuals in the 1970s; participating in meetings organized by Abdol-Karim Lahiji and Ali Asghar Haj Seyyed Javadi; women’s role in the revolutionary movement and their reaction to its aftermath; on the views of the National Front leaders on Khomeini; National Front’s policy towards the Bakhtiyar premiership; fate of the WOI after the Revolution; changes in the image of women following the Revolution; on the organization and composition of the demonstrating crowds; women’s rights and the politics of power in revolutionary Iran; impressions of Iran during a trip in 1989; impact of gender segregation on the culture of the educated classes; on women’s condition in post-revolutionary Iran.

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Shahrokh (Yeganegi), Farangis

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:12 +0000

Recollections of childhood and upbringing in a Zoroastrian family; on the status of minorities in Iran and its evolution; recollections of activities of the High Council of Women’s Organization of Iran; recollection of early cooperation with the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); on General Haji Ali Razmara’s efforts to involve women in governmental affairs; organization and mode of activity of various women’s groups; recollections of women’s activism for enfranchisement and the Alam government’s reaction; Princess Ashraf’s role in women’s affairs; on the events of 1963-64; on the formation and activities of the Handicrafts of Iran Organization and its impact on rural life in Iran.

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Ruhi, Homa

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Recollections of the Revolution of 1978-79; working of government agencies during the Bazargan period; personal experiences with the revolution as a high level public servant; recollections of the working of the government during the Bakhtiyar period; reaction of the revolutionaries to the Women’s Organization of Iran; recollections of arrest and interrogation following the Revolution; on changes in the situation of women in Iran after the Revolution.

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Reid, Elizabeth

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Recollections of the women’s rights movement of Australia; first encounters with and impressions of the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); reminiscences of life in Tehran; on WOI’s international activities; recollections of revolutionary activism in Iran and its impact on women; personal experiences with the Revolution of 1978-79; reference to Pari Soltan Mohammadi’s study of conversion experience among previously emancipated women in 1978-79.

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Mohi, Malek-taj

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:25 +0000

Reminiscences of life in Esfahan; women’s status in a traditional society; involvement in political activities; election to the City Council of Esfahan; activities in the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); on the City Council of Esfahan and its relation to the Governor’s Office; election to the Majles; on the patterns of voting in the Majles elections in Esfahan; on the working of the Majles; WOI’s activities in Esfahan, and their impact on the social status of women; recollections of the Revolution of 1978-79.

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Moayyed-Sabeti, Parvin

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:25 +0000

Family background and upbringing; first involvements with charity work; recollections of the status of women in Mashhad in the 1930s; on the resistance to the abrogation of veiling in 1936; beginnings of women’s rights movements in Iran; recollections of Princess Ashraf; political activities of Iranian women; reminiscences of the working of Women’s Organization of Iran; on the change of attitudes towards women in the late 1970s; activities with Iranian youth; on Prime Minister Hoveyda’s projects for the youth and their balance-sheets; preparations for the Asian Games of 1974; on the construction of the Olympic Village; on the construction industry in Iran; recollections of Prime Minister Hoveyda; experiences with the Revolution; life in exile.

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Khoda’i Shahrokhi, Fereshteh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:53 +0000

Memories of childhood in Baluchestan; curriculum, organization, and trainig of social workers at the Tehran School of Social Work; on the Juvenile Rehabilitation Center; on the organization, mission, programs, curricula, teachers and students at the (Yakhchiabad) School of Social Welfare of the Women's Organization of Iran (WOI); on the Yakhchiabad Welfare Center of WOI–childcare facilities, family planning services, legal advice services, and vocational planning courses; experiences as legal social worker in Iran's family courts; career after the Revolution; as a woman professional in the Islamic Republic; recollections of arrest and interrogation by the "komiteh"; at the Evin Prison; leaving Iran after release from prison; on life in exile; evaluation of the work of WOI.

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Dowlatshahi, Mehrangiz

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Family background, education, and memories of childhood; recollections of the status of women in the 1930s; memories of Reza Shah and his court; on the campaign against veiling during Reza Shah’s reign; life in Germany during WWII; establishment of Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI), and the emergence of active lobbying for women’s rights; creation of various women’s associations and their activities; Rah-e No Society and its membership; WOI’s base of support; WOI’s international activities; recollection of the debate on the Family Protection Law; lobbying for women’s enfranchisement in 1963 and the government’s resistance to the idea; personal recollections of the Pahlavi family; women’s issues and the various Iranian political parties; on the Hezb-e Demokrat-e Iran; extent of participation of Iranian women’s organizations in international forums; on the workings of the Majles; ambassadorship to Denmark; activities of the Confederation of Iranian Students in Denmark; relations between Iran and Denmark; political concerns of Iran at international women’s forums; recollections of the Shah’s marriage to Queen Farah; opinion and memories of Farrokhru Parsa, Amir Abbas Hoveyda and other Iranian political personages; on the Revolution of 1978-79.

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Amir-Shahy, Mashid

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Recollections of early childhood; memories of primary school, family and social life; reminiscences of adolescence and interactions of boys and girls; family’s intellectual and political tendencies; education in England; recollections of marriage, children and divorce; society’s reaction to her divorce; career as a writer; reactions of society and colleagues to her writing; politicization of contemporary literature and the role of dissent in popularizing writers; religious observance among Iranian women; on Al-e Ahmad, Shari`ati and Motahhari; communist activism in Iran; Tudeh Party and the intelligentsia; on the group of “Fifty Three” and their characteristics; origins of the Revolution of 1978-79; Khomeini and the intellectuals; on the Jaleh Square incident; recollections of the revolutionary turmoil.

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Aghevli, Ezzat

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Recollections of work on rural development projects; activities of the Near East Foundation and the Ministry of Agriculture; women and religion in the rural areas; formation of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Affairs, and its structure and functions; importance of the Rural Cultural Houses; migration to the urban areas and small industrial projects in the rural areas; recollections of the activities of the Women’s Organization of Iran (WOI); structure and activities of WOI; WOI and the Revolution of 1978-79; recollections of the Revolution.

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