Fahr-Ozma Arghun

Fakhr-Ozma Arghun (1898–1966) was an early feminist in Iran who focused on girls’ education and women's rights. She advocated for more women to enter educational and intellectual spaces during the late Qajar and early Pahlavi eras. Arghun was born into a politically active and highly educated family. She became a teacher, writer, and journalist. Her feminist activism focused on highlighting women's strength and on opposing conformity to women's traditional roles inside the home.