Dorothy Parker: Wit, Critic, and Literary Icon
Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, short story writer,...
Women in History
Emily Hobhouse: Humanitarian, Reformer, and Voice for Justice
Emily Hobhouse (April 9, 1860 – June 8, 1926) was a British humanitarian, social reformer, and...
Bertha von Suttner: Nobel Peace Laureate and Pioneer of Pacifism
Bertha von Suttner (June 9, 1843 – June 21, 1914) was an Austrian writer, peace activist,...
Eliza Orzeszkowa: Polish Novelist, Social Reformer, and Literary Pioneer
Eliza Orzeszkowa (June 6, 1841 – May 18, 1910) was a prominent Polish novelist, essayist, and...
Miriam Leslie: Publisher, Feminist, and Trailblazer for Women’s Rights
Miriam Leslie (née Florence Miriam Hitchcock; October 13, 1836 – June 19, 1914) was an American...
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia: Pioneer of Women’s Education and Academic Excellence
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (June 5, 1646 – July 26, 1684) was an Italian philosopher, scholar,...
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore: The Pioneering Voice of French Romantic Poetry
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 – 23 July 1859) was a French poet and novelist whose...
Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize-Winning Pioneer of Genetics
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist whose groundbreaking research...
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders: Founder of the Modern Hospice Movement
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders (22 June 1918 – 14 July 2005) was a British nurse, social...
Susan LaFlesche Picotte: America’s First Native American Woman Physician
Susan LaFlesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915) made history as the first Native...
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...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Widows in Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges and the Structure of Discrimination
Introduction: In the political and legal structure governing Iran, misogyny and gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
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.