Women and the Iranian Revolution

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Many women supported Iran's 1979 Revolution against the monarchy but some later became disillusioned. Islamic rules about how women dressed were just one of the things that women objected to. Sharan Tabari spoke to Lucy Burns in 2014 about her experiences during, and after, the Iranian Revolution.

Photo: Women on the streets during a May 1st demonstration in 1979.(Credit: Christine Spengler/Getty Images.)

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1:09.9	mark the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution we're bringing you stories from the witness archive.
1:15.2	Today we look at the effect the revolution had on women in Iran.
1:19.2	In 2014, Lucy Burns spoke to Shahon Tabari about her experiences.
1:24.1	It's February 1979 and there's a revolution going on in Iran.
1:33.0	The Shah has been overthrown after huge public demonstrations.
1:37.0	The Islamist leader Ayatollah Khamei has just returned from exile
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