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Authors

1 MA in History of Islamic Iran, ,university of Shahid Chamran Ahvaz ,Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Phd student of history of Islamic Iran , university of Shahid Beheshti Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Among the finding documents from the Qajar era, it is clear that noble women donated property such as mosques and schools, and that the population of middle-class urban and rural women played an important role in economic activities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the economic activities of women based on travelogues and foreign documents in the Qajar era. The present study seeks to answer the question that in which economic sectors of Iranian society of Qajar era, historical sources emphasize the presence of women. The main premise of this study is based on the fact that women should be divided into urban and rural groups and first-hand sources, especially travelogues and foreign documents show that both groups in agriculture, carpet weaving, and handicrafts Were active. The present research has studied and explained historical narratives using descriptive-analytical historical method. The research findings show that rural and urban women played a role in various fields in the economy and in this research, their fields of work and the level of their activities have been discussed.

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