Rebel, Spy, Heroine: The Fearless Life of Policarpa Salavarrieta
Policarpa Salavarrieta, known simply as La Pola, was a revolutionary figure and national heroine of Colombia...
Women in History
Margaret Mitchell: The Woman Behind Gone with the Wind and a Legacy of Southern Storytelling
Margaret Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was a groundbreaking American author, journalist, and...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The Trailblazer Who Ignited the Women’s Rights Movement
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was more than a 19th-century reformer — she was a revolutionary force who...
Anna Jarvis: The Woman Who Founded Mother’s Day and Fought to Protect Its Meaning
Anna Jarvis, an American social activist and devoted daughter, is best known as the founder of...
Doctor to the Forgotten: The Trailblazing Public Health Legacy of Sara Josephine Baker
Dr. Sara Josephine Baker (November 15, 1873 – February 22, 1945) was a fearless American physician,...
Trailblazer of Africa: The Unshakable Legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, often hailed as the “Iron Lady of Africa,” made history in 2006 when...
Doris Lessing: Nobel Laureate, Feminist Voice, and Literary Icon Born in Iran
Born on October 22, 1919, in Kermanshah, Iran (then Persia), Doris Lessing emerged as one of...
Iron Will: The Life and Legacy of Indira Gandhi, India’s First Female Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi, India’s first and only female Prime Minister, was a woman of formidable will and...
Trailblazer and Chief: The Inspiring Life of Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, transformed Native...
Inez Milholland: The Suffrage Warrior Who Dared to Lead on Horseback
Inez Milholland (August 6, 1886 – November 25, 1916) was a bold, charismatic American suffragist, labor...
Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
Hidden Sufferings and Modern Slavery: A Look at the Situation of Female Workers in Iran
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
Iranian Women’s Struggle: 651 Prominent Women Call for Solidarity
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
Against All Odds, Iranian Women at the Forefront of Change
On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women...
Even with Power of Attorney, Iranian Women Face Barriers to Divorce
Widespread Refusal by Notary Offices Exposes Institutionalized Misogyny in Iran In Iran, a woman’s right to initiate divorce is not...
Qarchak Prison for Women: A Forgotten Hell, Shrouded in Repression and Corruption
Qarchak Prison in Varamin, known as the largest women’s prison in Iran, has become a symbol of systemic human rights...
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.