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Write to women sell to men
Once upon a time or 110 years ago, the first Iranian newspaper for women, Danesh (knowledge) was published in Tehran by Khanom Doctor...

Liora Hendelman-Baavur
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Chapter 7 At Glance: Queen, Working Mother, and the Making of the Royal Family
Chapter 7 in my book Creating the Modern Iranian Woman: Popular Culture between Two Revolutions explores the media image of the royal...

Liora Hendelman-Baavur
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Chapter 6 at a glance: Exogamy, Brain Drain, and the Western Woman
Chapter 6 of my book Creating the Modern Iranian Woman: Popular Culture between Two Revolutions shows that in spite of her dominant...

Liora Hendelman-Baavur
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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