Prominent Iranian historian Homa Nategh's archive was recently donated to Stanford's Green Library and includes hundreds of documents, research files, and manuscripts.
Dr. Nategh served on the Faculty of Letters at Tehran University from 1968 to 1981 and was later forced into exile in Paris, where she was appointed a professor of Iranian Studies at the Sorbonne. Her scholarship covered a wide range of topics, including the Qajar era, the Constitutional Revolution, women’s social progress, and persecution of minorities in the broader Middle East.
Dr. Nategh was a political activist before the 1979 Revolution and participated in numerous social and political organizations. During her exile in France, her activism waned, and she expressed regret about her involvement in the Revolution.
We are grateful to Dr. Nategh's daughter, Rowchanak Pakdaman, for making this important donation possible.
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