October 16, 1967

“I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights – the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing.” Farah Pahlavi

Farah Pahlavi crowned Empress consort of Iran making her the only person to hold the office since pre-Islamic Iran. She held the position until her exile in 1979.

Farah Pahlavi – Empress Farah (consort of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran- Associated Links:

Farah Pahlavi | Iran Chamber Society: http://www.iranchamber.com/personalities/fdiba/farah_diba.php
Farah Pahlavi | Quotes: http://www.azquotes.com/author/52835-Farah_Diba

Link to Photo Credit: Farah Pahlavi

August

August 18, 1859

Anna Ancher Danish painter, the only Woman member of the Skagen Painters, is born.

Birthdays

December 9, 1906

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, a pioneer in developing computer technology, is born.

1940s

August 11, 1942

Actress Hedy Lamarr secure a patent for a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system. The technology became the basis for wireless communication

August