Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh was a Persian

Iran

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 intellectual and one of the pioneering figures in the Women's rights movement in Iran

Women's rights movement in Iran

The Iranian women's movement is based on the Iranian women's social movement for women's rights. This movement first emerged some time after the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906...

. She was born in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

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She was educated in French literature

French literature

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, music (piano

Piano

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) from a private teacher in Iran and Psychology

Psychology

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 of Children from Beirut University. She was a member of Jamiat Nesvan Vatankhah Iran ("Patriotic Women's League of Iran") and published Bibi Magazine

Bibi Magazine

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for women.