Our hearts rejoiced at thy letter concerning a school for
girls.
Praised be God that there is now a school of this type in
Tihran where young maidens can, through His bounty, receive an education and
with all vigour acquire the accomplishments of humankind. Erelong will women in
every field keep pace with the men. Until now, in Persia, the means for women's
advancement were non-existent. But now, God be thanked, ever since the dawning
of the Morn of Salvation, they have been going forward day by day. The hope is
that they will take the lead in virtues and attainments, in closeness to the
Court of Almighty God, in faith and certitude -- and that the women of the East
will become the envy of the women of the West.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet;
The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Women)
