Mehrangiz Manouchehrian

Iranian women attending the First Women's University in Iran
Iranian women at the first female university including Manouchehrian.

Mehrangiz Manouchehrian (1906-2000) an Iranian lawyer, feminist, and appointed Senator.[1] She was involved in the Women's Organization of Iran. She was involved in drafting "Family Protection" laws.[2]

Legacy

Manouchehrian's contribution to an improvement of women's rights in Iran are acknowledged. A book about her life "Senator: the Work of Senator Mehrangiz Manouchehrian in the Struggle for Legal Rights for Women" won the Latifeh Yarshater Book Award in 2004.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (2011). Conceiving Citizens: Women and the Politics of Motherhood in Iran. Oxford University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-19-530886-0.
  2. ↑ "Women's Rights in Iran" a thesis by A DE LA CAMARA of the University of Central Florida, Orlando
  3. ↑ Book award goes to "Senator: the Work of Senator Mehrangiz Manouchehrian in the Struggle for Legal Rights for Women" and "Reading Lolita in Tehran", Payvand.com, Retrieved 10 August 2016
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