Analysis of the Demands of Tehran Women in the Second Pahlavi Period (1941-1953) based on the Petitions to the National Assembly

Abstract

The problem of this research is to recognize the status of women's demands in Tehran and their concerns by analyzing their opinions during the period from 1941 to 1953.It also recognizes Tehran's women's reaction to political events and answers to the question of whether women were concerned about political issues other than family and economic issues. This research is a descriptive-analytical method based on documents issued by the National Assembly during the thirteenth and seventeenth (1941-1953), as well as the use of library resources. Investigating pleading documents shows that educated and active women at this time demanded the rights of citizens, including the right to liberty, equality and the right to vote, but housewives and illiterate women, in their submissions, followed suit individually, including defending individual and family rights, civil and financial conflicts They were.

Keywords

• petitions
• women
• national assembly
• mohammad reza shah
• political open space