Tahirih "the Pure One" is the first woman suffrage martyr

Category
Religion
Place
Iran
Date
1852
Reference
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'The Pure One,' so named by the 'Tongue of Glory,' noblest of her sex in, and outstanding heroine of, the Babi Dispensation; only woman among the Letters of the Living, and the first woman suffrage martyr. Born Qazvin, 1817-1818, put to death Tihran, August, 1852. [Baha'i Glossary by Marzieh Gail, p. 51] "Táhirih (Persian: ?????? Tahere "The Pure One" - Táhirih is the Bahá'í preferred translation), also called Qurratu l-`Ayn (Arabic: ??? ?????? "Solace/Consolation of the Eyes") are both titles of Fatimah Baraghani (1814 or 1817 – August 16–27, 1852), an influential poet and theologian of the Bábí Faith in Iran." [Wikipedia]

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