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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1864 or 1865
She writes about her illness, Hakim Bashi and Hakim Masih's visit, asks for the iron that Hakim Tuluzan used to massage her back in the past, requests that Nasir al-Din Shah's hunters send her some see-see partridges, and mentions being blessed by the outfit Nasir al-Din Shah gifted to her
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Letter from Sharaf Nisa’ (from Gilan) to Iran-i naw, 1909
About the education of girls in Gilan
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt along with Taj al-Saltanah's invitation, 1917
Includes different topics, such as her living situation in Iran and a description of the recent commencement. She enclosed Taj al-Saltanah's invitation for a visit. Mrs. Clock writes that while Nasir al-Din Shah oppressed the Baha’is, his daughter, Taj-Saltanah, has joined Baha’ism; also that Taj-Saltanah gave her two pieces of crocheted lace to send to the addressee to be sold, and its money be given to the Mashriq al-Adhkar
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1916
Mentions the addressee's correspondence; describes the Persian garden she and Mrs. Kappes are staying at for their vacation and rest, accompanied by Dr. Draeger, the head of German School, and his wife who converted to Baha’ism; how the wife of Dr. Draeger had fallen from the roof of the school and has a severe injury, and Sarah Clock is taking good care of her in the garden; notes that Mrs. Kappes has instituted many methods and improvements in the school that are copied by the other Persian girls' schools; and writes of Mrs. Kappes' meeting with the five men of the school committee and...
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt
Includes the story of a man who converted to Baha'ism after a defeat by a small Baha'i man in a wrestling match, the same small man carrying ‘Abd al-Baha’'s tablets; a package they received from the addressee; and activities and funding for the school.
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Speeches by Badr al-Duja Khanum, 1911
From a series of speeches made by graduates of the American girls school; Badr al-Duja Khanum [daughter of] Imam al-Hukama, talks about public and personal health (published in two issues)
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Speech by Maryam Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mika’il, 1911
Maryam Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mika’il (Shah Miran), talks about the importance of education for girls
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Letter from Muzayyan al-Saltanah to Iran-i naw, 1911
Letter from Maryam Muzayyan al-Saltanah, daughter of Razi Tabataba’i, on behalf of women's charity society, proposing training classes for midwives, public bath attendants, and nannies, to be supervised by a certified woman approved by the Department of Health
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Tayirah's essays in Iran-i naw, 1909
Tayirah's writings on the education of women published in issues no. 65, 69, 78, 84, and 92 of Iran-i naw