Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Students of Tarbiyat girls school

Students of Tarbiyat girls school

Front row, from left: ‘Iffat Khanum, Ziya’iyah Khanum, Shawkat Khanum, Huri Khanum, Tayirah (granddaughter of Tayirah Khanum), and ‘Uzra Khanum; second row, from left: Turan Khanum, Farrukh Laqa Khanum, unidentified, and Rizvaniyah Khanum; third row, from left: Ashraf Sadat Khanum, Bihjat Khanum, Fakhri Sultan Khanum, Rizvan Khanum, Qudsiyah Khanum, and Zahra Khanum; fourth row, from left: ‘Ahdiyah Khanum, Muhtaram Khanum, three unidentified persons, Sabita Khanum, and Malihah Khanum; one of the unidentified is Munirah Khanum.

Item Details

  • Date early/mid 20th century
  • Notes

    First photograph, verso (in English): “X Tayereh granddaughter of Tayereh Khanom[;] Class-Preparatory student of Mrs. Louise Waite[;] Shahnaz Khanom”; second photograph, verso (in English): “X Tooran Khanom[;] Class - I[;] Student of Miss Nayan Redfield”[;] “photo- does not- do her justice- was ill- but auspicious to have her picture taken.”

    Additional information from National Baha’i Archive: “Student group picture, Tarbiat Girls School, Tehran, no date: Front row, left to right: Efat Khanom, preparatory class (Augusta, SC, Baha’is), Ziaieh Khanom, preparatory class (Mr. L.C. Ioas), Shokat Khanom, class I (Portland, OR, Baha’is), Houri Khanom, preparatory class (Mrs. J.W. Latimer), Tayereh, granddaughter of Tayereh Khanom (Louise Waite), Ozra Khanom preparatory class (Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hannen); Second row (with picture), left to right: Torran Khanom class I (Miss Nayan Redfield), Faroghlagha Khanom, class II (Mrs. Orol Platt), Unknown, Rizwanieh Khanom, preparatory class (St. Louis Baha’is); Third row, left to right: Ashraf Sadat Khanom, class II (Miss H.W. MacCutcheon), Behjat Khanom, class II (Miss J.P. Addison), Fakhry Sultan Khanom, class III (Miss Gayne Redfield), Rizwan Khanom, class I (Seattle Baha’is), Ghodsieh Khanom, class I (Mrs. Juliet D. Sherman), Zahra Khanom, class III (Mr. L.C. Ioas); Fourth row (back row), left to right: Ahdieh Khanom, graduated 1919 (Miss Dorothy Hoar/ Miss Nayan L. Redfield), Nohtaram [Mohtaram?] Khanom, class V (Mrs. L.P. Perron), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Sabeta Khanom, class V (Mrs. H.G. Goodall), Maliheh Khanom, class VI (Mrs. T.C. Roce-Wray); One of the unknowns is Monireh Khanom, Kazvin, class II (Miss Emma Valentine) but her picture did not have an ‘x’ so do not know which one is her.”

  • Collections National Baha'i Archive
  • Repository National Baha'i Archive
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 23 April 2021
  • Last Edited 2 September 2021
  • Record no. 14133B43
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