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Arrest of ‘Aziz Aqa for carrying a gun, 1911
‘Aziz Aqa, a female entertainer, purchased a six-shooter carrier after the brothers of her divorced husband, Sayyid Hasan from Ganjah, had threatened to kill her. She was arrested for carrying the gun on her way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Article about English suffragettes, 1911
Article by an English woman about a women's protest at Westminster and the arrest of women by the police; one of the representatives has questioned the Minister of Interior, Churchill, about police actions. Part of the article criticizes government actions and advocates for the participation of women in politics because of their tax contributions and their role in the economy, and emphasizes the need for law reforms.
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Letter from the wife of Mirza Haji Aqa to Iran-i naw, 1909
Regarding the arrest of her husband and being evicted from her house by Nizam al-Saltanah
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Equal pay law for female French teachers, 1911
Regarding the law about equal pay for female and male teachers, the history of this fight, passage of the bill which was not implemented due to lack of budget, and the writer's criticism of the government's weapons and military expenses