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Protest against force-feeding, 1909
Suffragettes interrupted a playhouse in London, where the Finance Minister was present
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Churchill addressing the suffragettes, 1909
Churchill's harsh speech to the suffragettes in Scotland
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Copy of report by Kirmanshahan Police Department, 1913
The writer informs the addressee that they have stopped a protest over the quarreling between a woman and a gunner, and sent protesters back to their businesses in the bazaar
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Letter about Major Imbrie's injury
Letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister reporting the murder of the U.S Vice Consul in Iran, Major Imbrie. According to the report, after the news of a miracle at the Saqqa Khanah on Shaykh Hadi avenue arrived and people start gathering in front of the Saqqa Khanah, Major Imbrie, along with another American friend, went to the scene and started photographing the crowd. Some people who were offended by the fact that their women were being photographed attacked him. He was injured and was taken to the police hospital and, despite the attempts of European and Iranian doctors, died after...
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1909
Letter about upheavals in Azarbayjan, Fars, Khurasan, Mazandaran, Gilan, and Kirmanshah. The writer asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Farmanfarma to go out amongst the protesting crowd and reassure them that they will get their requests for the sake of government popularity and less casualties. Also, the author writes about people’s demands for constitutional reforms and the Iranian parliament.
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Suffragette's hunger strike in Manchester prison, 1909
A woman had made a barrier to stop the guards from force-feeding her, but after one hour of pouring water, the guards broke in
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Suffragettes in Vienna and Berlin, 1911
Meetings of suffragettes in several cities of Austria and participation of women in meetings of socialists in Berlin
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Regarding delinquent salaries of a group of women, 1909
Correspondence between the Majlis, Mukhtar al-Sultan on behalf of Nayib al-Saltanah (‘Aliriza Khan ‘Azud al-Mulk), and the Minister of Finance (Vusuq al-Dawlah) regarding the complaint by a group of women about their two-year delinquent salaries and their staged protest in front of Nayib al-Saltanah's house; includes Nayib al-Saltanah's order to the Ministry of Finance for the payment of their salaries, copies of women's petitions, and the response by Vusuq al-Dawlah referring to the budget deficit and the necessity of a general order that includes all people's delayed salaries.
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Statement, 1911
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to Validah [mother]
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to Validah [mother]; he complains about the troubles of his trip, expresses concern about the unrest in Tabriz, asks whether Haji Khan has sent the flour or not, and refers to ‘Amid Lashkar's mention of Mashhadi Bayram‘ali's visit, promising to compensate him if he serves [the family] well; talks about Mirza Mahmud Khan and Mirza Ahmad Khan's education, inquires about Muhammad Khan, and tells her to have ‘Amid Lashkar write on their behalf; instructs them to get wheat from ‘Amid Lashkar, store flour if Haji has not yet delivered any flour and obtain...