Dame Rose Heilbron: Trailblazing Barrister Who Shattered Britain’s Legal Glass Ceiling
Dame Rose Heilbron (19 August 1914 – 8 December 2005) was a pioneering British barrister and...
Women in History
Marie Elisabeth Zakrzewska: Pioneer of Women’s Medical Education in America
Marie Elisabeth Zakrzewska (September 6, 1829 –May 12, 1902) was a trailblazing German American physician whose...
Lavinia Fontana: The Trailblazing Renaissance Woman Who Painted Her Way Into History
Lavinia Fontana (August 24, 1552 – August 11, 1614) stands as one of the earliest professional...
Trailblazer in Education and Civil Rights: The Legacy of Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany
Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany (September 19, 1889 – January 25, 1999) was an American educator, author,...
Mimi Parent: Visionary of Surrealist Object-Theater
Mimi Parent (September 8, 1924 – June 14, 2005) was a groundbreaking surrealist artist whose bold,...
Laura Secord: The Unsung Heroine Who Changed the Course of Canadian History
Laura Secord (September 13, 1775 –October 17, 1868) is remembered as one of Canada’s most courageous...
Trailblazer for Peace and Equality: The Life of Doris Amelia Blackburn
Doris Amelia Blackburn (September 18, 1889 –December 12, 1970) was an Australian politician, suffragist, and lifelong...
Juliette Nadia Boulanger: The Music Teacher Who Shaped the Sound of the 20th Century
Juliette Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 –October 22, 1979) was not just a brilliant composer and...
Paulina Ossipenko: Trailblazing Soviet Pilot and Hero of the Skies
Paulina Ossipenko was a pioneering Soviet pilot renowned for her record-breaking long-distance flights and heroic contributions...
Trailblazer of the Skies: The Daring Life of Valentina Grizodubova
Valentina Grizodubova (27 April 1909 – 28 April 1993) was a Soviet aviation pioneer, record-breaking pilot,...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
Girl Children in Iran: A Childhood Besieged by Poverty, Child Marriage, and Violence
International Day of the Girl Child is an opportunity to highlight the fundamental rights of all children to education, security,...
Executions of Women in Iran in 2026: The Human Cost of State Violence
Mothers, Child Brides, and Victims; 54 Killed in 12 Months As the World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed,...
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.