Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Correspondence related to Shawkat Khanum's petition, 1930

Correspondence related to Shawkat Khanum's petition, 1930

Includes a petition by Shawkat Khanum, wife of Muhammad Khan Samadi, to the Majlis, explaining that after the branch of the Ministry of Justice in Kurdistan was closed down, her husband was unemployed for a while and then started working at the Qum branch of the Ministry. Shawkat Khanum and her children are in despair and demand Muhammad Khan’s return to his previous job in Kurdistan; a Majlis summary that notes she also demands her husband’s seven months delinquent wage; and a letter from the Majlis to the Ministry of Justice asking for their attention.

Item Details

  • Date 2 May 1930 - 28 May 1930
  • Collections Zanyar Nuri
  • Repository Zanyar Nuri Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 7 November 2022
  • Last Edited 4 February 2023
  • Record no. 13118F11
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