Brian Griffith's Blog - Posts Tagged "protest"

The tobacco revolt set a precedent in several ways. For the first time, women across Persia organized through the social grapevine for a common action. They performed that action regardless of support or opposition from their husbands or fathers. They defied their ruler, and successfully stood up to a foreign colonial superpower. And they did all this almost entirely without violence, through the power of peaceful non-cooperation.Mother Persia: Women in Iran's History

The tobacco revolt set a precedent in several ways. For the first time, women across Persia organized through the social grapevine for a common action. They performed that action regardless of support or opposition from their husbands or fathers. They defied their ruler, and successfully stood up to a foreign colonial superpower. And they did all this almost entirely without violence, through the power of peaceful non-cooperation.Mother Persia: Women in Iran's History