Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Letter to Aqa Jan, 1863 or 1864

Letter to Aqa Jan, 1863 or 1864

The writer talks about accompanying Khanum to a party at the house of the Shah’s mother, eating dinner and staying overnight, going to the bath house in the morning, Khanum using henna and having watermelon, Khanum’s stomach ache, and treating her in the absence of Haji Vazir and Hakim. She also mentions I‘tamad al-Dawlah’s recovery and writes about her own financial hardship.

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