A Survey on the Economical Participation of Women in Qajar Period Based on the Foreign Tourists's Records

Although women in Qajar period were confined to participate in the economical and social events, there are some evidences showing their economical participation in the society of that time. Among the available historical references, travelogues and records of foreign tourists and voyagers tackled this issue more. Research showed that rural, tribal and urban women in Qajar period participated in the economical activities according to their social ranks, abilities, and experiences. Among them, urban women who were influenced by the elites’ ideas and also Modernism expanded the areas of their economic activities. In some cases women in the media expressed their ideas in order to strengthen the local economy and self-sufficiency. The present study is based on a descriptive - analytic method aiming at analyzing various aspects of women's economic participation in urban, rural and nomadic lives in the Qajar era to explain the innovative ideas of urban class women.