Captain Nichola Goddard: Canada’s Trailblazing Female Soldier
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Women in History
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Septima Poinsette Clark: The “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”
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María Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez: Pioneer of Mexican Independence
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Vera Figner: Revolutionary Leader and Voice of Russian Radicalism
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Irene Opdyke: The Polish Nurse Who Risked Everything to Save Lives in the Holocaust
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Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst: The Trailblazing Suffragette and Social Reformer
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Jacqueline Cochran: Trailblazing Aviator and Aviation Pioneer
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Harriet Quimby: Pioneering Aviator and First American Woman Pilot
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Maud Wood Park: Pioneering Suffragist and Advocate for Women’s Rights
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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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Internet Shutdown and Suppression Orders: Death Toll Surpasses 3,000
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Iran Nationwide Uprising Spreads to 200 Cities as Violent Crackdown Intensifies
On Saturday night, January 10, 2026, the fourteenth day of Iran’s nationwide uprising, dozens of cities across the country witnessed...
Iran Uprising Expands to 173 Cities as Protests Intensify, Marking a New Phase in Popular Revolt
Over Thursday and Friday, January 8–9, 2026, Iran uprising of the Iranian people continued with unabated intensity in at least...
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.