Paula Kitching tells us of the incredible courage shown by Fatima Baraghani while campaigning for human rights, especially women’s rights in nineteenth century Persia.

Fatima Baraghani lived in nineteenth century Persia and was a poet, a religious leader and a campaigner for women’s rights. She was born sometime between 1814 and 1919, the exact date is not known, into an influential Persian family – the Baraghani family. Her father and one of her uncles were particularly influential at the Royal court in a number of ways, including as religious scholars...