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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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Dame Ethel Mary Smyth: Composer, Suffragette, and Trailblazer in Music
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Jane Addams: Social Reformer, Peace Activist, and Nobel Laureate
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Madeline McDowell Breckinridge: Champion of Women’s Rights and Social Reform
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Helen Sharman: The First British Astronaut and Trailblazer in Space Science
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Abby Hadassah Smith: Women’s Rights Pioneer in Glastenbury
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Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
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Iranian Women Who Lost Their Lives in Iran’s January 2026 Uprising
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More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
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March 8: International Women’s Day and the Leading Role of Iranian Women in the Struggle for Freedom
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A Free Iran Starts with Women in Charge
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The Women-led Resistance the Iranian Regime Fears Most
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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.