Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran

Abstract:

In this lecture, Professor Najmabadi explains the inspirations and challenges that informed the launching of “Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran,” a unique and impressive digital archive of thousands of personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, publications, everyday objects, works of art and audio materials.

Bio:

Afsaneh Najmabadi is the Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University.