The Iranian Revolution and women
We hear what life was like during, and after the Iranian Revolution in 1979
Witness History · BBC World Service
October 25, 202211m 4s
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Show Notes
Many women supported Iran’s 1979 revolution against the monarchy but some later became disillusioned.
Islamic rules about how women dressed were just one of the things that women objected to. Sharan Tabari spoke to Lucy Burns in 2014 about her experiences during, and after, the Iranian Revolution.
(Photo: Iranian women at the 1 May 1979 protest. Credit: Getty Images)