Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit: India’s Trailblazing Diplomat and Global Voice for Peace
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Women in History
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Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs: A Trailblazer in German Astronomy
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Mary Putnam Jacobi: Pioneering Woman Physician and Advocate for Medical Science
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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin: Pioneering African American Journalist and Civil Rights Leader
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Eleanor Davies-Colley: Britain’s First Woman Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
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Dame Rose Heilbron: Trailblazing Barrister Who Shattered Britain’s Legal Glass Ceiling
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Marie Elisabeth Zakrzewska: Pioneer of Women’s Medical Education in America
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Trailblazer in Education and Civil Rights: The Legacy of Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany
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More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
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The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
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The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
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Why Iran’s Nationwide Uprising Continues Despite Brutal Repression
Uprising Enters 17th Day Across Iran On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Iran’s nationwide uprising entered its 17th consecutive day, with...
Nationwide Iran Uprising Expands to 207 Cities; Protesters’ Morale Remains High Despite Bloody Crackdown
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Internet Shutdown and Suppression Orders: Death Toll Surpasses 3,000
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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.