The Women of Persia
Articles & Books
- The Persian Lioness: Iranian Women in History. Also posted in Irandokht on-line magazine and news. Translation to Persian by Hessamoddin Shafeian – شیرزنان ایرانی- زنان ایرانی در آینه تاریخ (pdf) – the Persian translation also posted in Amordad Magazine (pdf).
- Women in Amcient Persia (By Massoume Price)
- Women’s High Heel Shoes and their Persian Connection
- -فرنگیس ، شیر زن کرد ایران زمین (مجسمه فرنگیس در کرمانشاه)- Farangis: The Kurdish Lioness of Iran-Zamin (the realm of Iran or Persia)
- Iranian Women and the Struggle for Democracy
- Historical Novel of Youtab, (sister of Ariobarzan) who died fighting against Alexander-گیس سیاه سردار: حماسه یوتاب شیرزن ایرانی/ نگارش: الف. اوتانه-A. Outaneh (2010):The Black-haired Commander: The Exploits of Youtab Lioness of Persia. Tehran: Nashre Roozegar. (pdf) (in Persian)
- Bakhtiari, B.B. M. (2003). Khaterate Sardar Maryam Bakhtiari: Az Koodaki ta aghaz e Enghelabe Mashtooteh [The Memoirs of Sardar Maryam Bakhtiari: From Childhood to the onset of the Constitutional Revolution]. Tehran: Entesharate Anzan. (pdf) (Persian textbook)
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- -بانو گشسب، پهلوان بانوي حماسه هاي ايران/ روح انگیز کراچی- Roohangiz Kerachi (2002). Banoo Goshasp : The heroine of Iranian epics. Pazhoheshnameye Oloom e Insan [research in Human Sciences]i, pp.179-189. (pdf) (in Persian)
Ancient Persian, Scythian and Sarmatian women
- Reconstruction of the Face of a 5000-year old Woman in Iran
- Reconstructions of Female Elamite Dresses by Iranian Researchers in the 1970s
- -ابوالفاسم دادور-موقعیت اجتماعی و فرهنگی زن در تمدن ایلام-Abdol-Ghassem Davar: the Social and Cultural status of Women in Elamite Civilization (pdf)
- Reconstructions of Scythian women’s headdresses
- Sarmatian Women
- Professor Shapour Shahbazi: The Amazons
- Professor Marie Louise Chaumont: Queen Boran
- Mohammad-Reza Yusefi: A Shorty History of the Warrior Expolits of Gordieh (in persian) (pdf)
- Valeri I. Guliaev (2003). Amazons in the Scythia: New finds at the Middle Don, Southern Russia. World Archaeology, Vol. 35, No. 1, The Social Commemoration of Warfare, pp. 112-125. (pdf)
- Yazdan Safaie: -وضعیت زن میان سکاها و سرمتها-The Status of Women among the Scythians and Sarmatians (in Persian)
Gordafarid
- Gordafarid Website
- Mahmoud Mohaqeq (2003). Gordafarid: based on epuc Story from Shahname. bt Ferdowsi. Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
Contemporary Artists
- BBC-Persian report of Iranian female classical singer, Sepideh Rais-Sadat -سپیده رییس سادات-Note that this singer has conducted research on ancient Sassanian music and teaches Classical Persian music in Italy.
- A new Generation of iranian Actress: Saye Yabandeh
Women’s Rights and Human Rights Organizations
Artistic and Video tributes to the women of Iran
- “United for Neda” - Mams Taylor produced and wrote this song after seeing the video footage of the young demonstrator shot and killed during the Tehran demonstrations in June 2009. Mams Taylor’s United For Neda Tylor brought together Irans most elite entertainers, poets, thinkers, actors and singers in one harmonious voice pleading for freedom and human rights The song features three of Irans most iconic singers Sattar, Dariush and Morteza.
- The Power of iranian Women in History - a video by Tara Farhid-Gallo.
- Espandgan” Women’s day in Anicent Persia - a video by Tara Farhid-Gallo.
- Poem by Hila Sedighi: “I am an Iranian woman“ – video
- Anahita Torkaman -آناهیتا ترکمن ، شیر دخت ایرانی-prasies ancient iran – video
- Iranian singer and guitarist Habib’s musical tribute to “Iran-Banoo” [Lady of Iran/Persia] – video
- Interesting Perspective on Iranian Women by American Speaker - video
















































