Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Petition of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar's divorced wife to Majlis

Petition of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar's divorced wife to Majlis

The divorced wife of Muhammad ʻAli Khan Qajar wrote that her ex-husband had divorced her three years prior after thirty years of marriage and that she could not support herself or her underaged son, who was supposed to receive a stipend but did not get it. She therefore asked for a stipend.

Item Details

  • Date circa. 1911 or 1911
  • Notes

    This document is published in “Women’s Documents During Constitutional Era (second and third Majlis)” edited by Fatimah Turkchi and Ali Tatari.

  • Collections Majlis Document Center
  • Repository Majlis Library, Museum and Document Center
  • Restrictions Use of collection materials for publication purposes must cite Majlis Library, Museum and Document Center (Tehran, Iran) as current repository.
  • Accessed 25 July 2012
  • Last Edited 22 August 2012
  • Record no. 1018B8
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