Zandokht Shirazi/ Zanddokht Shirazi ( fa, زندخت / زنددخت شیرازی; 1909 – 1953), was a prominent Iranian

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

, poet, school teacher and

women's rights activist Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

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Her birthname was Fakhrolmoluk and she was born into one of

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

's aristocratic families. She established ''Majma' e Enghelabi e Nesvan'' (Revolutionary Society of Women) in Shiraz in 1927, at the age of 18. The aims of the organization were the emancipation and unveiling of women. She published ''Dokhtran Iran'' (Daughters of Iran), a newspaper on women's issues from 1931 initially in

.Sanasarian, Eliz After a few years, she moved to Tehran due to the unsuitable situations in Shiraz, and tried publishing Iranian Daughters' Publication. Her poems have radical feminist perspectives.

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* Sanasarian, Eliz. ''The Women's Rights Movements in Iran'', Praeger, New York: 1982, . 1909 births 1953 deaths Iranian journalists Iranian feminists 20th-century Iranian poets Iranian women's rights activists Persian-language women poets Persian-language poets Iranian educators Iranian women writers 20th-century women writers 20th-century poets 20th-century Iranian educators 20th-century Iranian writers 20th-century journalists {{Iran-writer-stub

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