Majma'-e Enghelabi-ye Nesvan


Majma'-e Enghelabi-ye Nesvan was a feminist association founded in 1927 by Zandokht Shirazi in Shiraz, Iran.

History

Shirazi established the organization in 1927 at the age of eighteen, with the aim of promoting gender equality and raising awareness among women about their rights. Under pressure from religious groups, the government of Reza Shah initially ordered the association to change its name to Nahzat-e Nesvān. Ultimately, the group was declared illegal after nine months of activity. Following a formal religious condemnation by a prominent cleric in Shiraz, Zandokht Shirazi was compelled to relocate to Tehran, where she began publishing the magazine Dokhtaran-e Iran.