Title of article :
Lady Kahhal, First Female Ophthalmologist and Medical Journalist in Iran
Author/Authors :
Golshani, Alireza Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz - Department of History - Faculty of Literature and Humanities - Shiraz University , Foruzani, Abolghasem Department of History - Faculty of Literature and Humanities - Shiraz University , Ghafouri, Ziba Department of History - Faculty of Literature and Humanities - Shiraz University , Dalfardi, Behnam Student Research Committee - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz - Research Office for the History of Persian Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Daneshfard, Babak Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute - Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plant Incubator - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
With the advent of constitutional revolution in Iran and the increase in people’s knowledge, women’s status changed and ultimately improved. Publishing newspaper was one of the women’s attempts to keep their rights. Lady Somayyeh Kahhal was the first woman in this field, as well as ophthalmology in Iran. She published the first specialized newspaper for women in Iran under the title of Danesh (Knowledge). Lady Kahhal tried to disseminate information on women’s rights, moral issues and also health and hygiene in her weekly-published newspaper. In this paper, we will review the remaining biographical information about Kahhal and will introduce her newspaper, Danesh.
Keywords :
Danesh Newspaper , Women , Ophthalmology , Journalism , Iran
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
