Hamida Javanshir

About

Philanthropist who was a leading figure in the Azerbaijani Women's Rights Movement.

Before Fame

As a child, she was homeschooled in European and Islamic Literature along with French, and Russian.

Trivia

She founded the first co-ed school in her hometown of Kahrizili in 1908.

Family Life

She married her second husband, journalist Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, in 1932, and had four children: Mina, Muzaffar, Midhat and Anvar.

Associated With

She was married to Jalil Mammadguluzadeh until her death in 1955.