Joan of Arc: The Fearless Warrior-Saint Who Changed the Course of History
Heroine, Saint, and Symbol of Courage Joan of Arc, known as La Pucelle d'Orléans (The Maid...
Women in History
Esma Redžepova: Voice of the Roma, Soul of Macedonia
Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska, born on August 8, 1943, in Skopje, rose from the heart of the Balkans...
Mary Ritter Beard: Historian, Activist, and Pioneer of Women’s History
Mary Ritter Beard (August 5, 1876 – August 14, 1958) was a groundbreaking American historian, educator,...
Elsie Inglis: Trailblazing Surgeon, Suffragist, and War Heroine
Dr. Elsie Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a pioneering Scottish physician, surgeon,...
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit: India’s Trailblazing Diplomat and Global Voice for Peace
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900- 1 December 1990) was a pioneering Indian diplomat, politician, and...
Fredrika Bremer: Pioneer of Feminism and Literary Trailblazer in Sweden
Fredrika Bremer (17 August 1801 – 31 December 1865) was a Swedish author, feminist reformer, and...
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs: A Trailblazer in German Astronomy
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (11 August 1912 – 9 March 1954) was a pioneering German astronomer whose meticulous...
Mary Putnam Jacobi: Pioneering Woman Physician and Advocate for Medical Science
Mary Putnam Jacobi (August 31, 1842 – June 10, 1906) was a groundbreaking American physician, educator,...
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin: Pioneering African American Journalist and Civil Rights Leader
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (August 31, 1842 – March 13, 1924) was a trailblazing African American...
Eleanor Davies-Colley: Britain’s First Woman Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Eleanor Davies-Colley (21 August 1874– 10 December 1934) was a pioneering British surgeon and a trailblazer...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The Iran water crisis has transcended a mere climatic challenge, evolving into a structural catastrophe marked by severe ecosystem destruction...
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.