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First female sea captain, 1909
Figaro newspaper, published in Paris, writes about the first female captain, Madame Thomas Foot.
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, telling her that their escape from the house was unnecessary, as the Bakhtiyaris were unable to harm them. He also points out his accomplishments, noting that he has made a name for himself by returning security and taking the south back from the British. He then mentions Zahra Sultan's good fortune in marrying into the Farmanfarma family and discusses the money he and Farmanfarma are sending, the list of dowry items he sent them, the silverware they can add from their own, and the textiles he has purchased. He concludes...
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Written by a teacher from Dabistan-i Parvarish-i Dushizagan, 1911
On women's misfortune and the need for education
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On women's education, 1911
Written by Asif, first published in Shams newspaper of Istanbul
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About selling ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah's female slave, 1909
Published in issue no. 45: ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s female slave was given to Haji Mirza Aqa Bardah-furush (slave seller) to be sold in the bazaar. She had fled but later was captured by police and given back to Haji Mirza Aqa; issue no. 46: three woman have stepped in to raise money for the slave’s freedom; issue no. 47: ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s agent, comes to the office of Iran-i naw and states that the female slave, named Ziba, actually belonged to ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s wife, ‘Azimat al-Dawlah, who had granted her freedom a few days earlier. ‘Ali Muhammad Khan holds her letter...
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‘Aliyah Khanum's warning about her share of inheritance, 1901
‘Aliyah Khanum's share, her mahr and inheritance, of Amin Hazrat's belongings is five hundred tumans, and she wants to receive it before the sale of the properties; otherwise she will demand it from the buyers.
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Letter from Ma‘sumah to Iran-i naw, 1909
Regarding the murder of her husband, Majid, by A‘zam al-Dawlah
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From the census office, 1910
On the need to cooperate with the census office, and criticizing men who have refrained from mentioning the names of their female family members in the census
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Letter from Khanum Kuchak to Iran-i naw, 1910
Khanum Kuchak, daughter of Shaykh Aqa from Astarabad offers her present (a pair of earrings) as well as fifty tumans from her mother's mahr as donations for ʻIraq [-i ʻajam (Arak)]
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Polyandry in India, 1910
An article published in the German local newspaper, Anzeiger, talks about the custom of polyandry in certain tribes in India