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Women in History
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Olympe de Gouges: Revolutionary Feminist Who Dared to Write for Equality
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Trailblazer in Skirts and Strikes: The Revolutionary Life of Luisa Capetillo
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Trailblazer in the Pulpit: The Revolutionary Life of Antoinette Brown Blackwell
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Trailblazer for Justice: The Global Legacy of Mary Robinson
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Marie Skłodowska Curie: Pioneer of Radioactivity and Trailblazing Scientist
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Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
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Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
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The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
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Girl Children in Iran: A Childhood Besieged by Poverty, Child Marriage, and Violence
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Executions of Women in Iran in 2026: The Human Cost of State Violence
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Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
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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.