W H I S P E R T A P E S This page intentionally left blank W H I S P E R T A P E S K a t e M i l l e t t i n I r a n N E G A R M O T T A H E D E H stanford briefs An Imprint of Stanford University Press Stanford, California Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2019 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. Material from the Kate Millett Papers at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University. © 1979 by Kate Millett. Used by permission of the Kate Millett Estate. Going to Iran, by Kate Millett with photographs by Sophie Keir. © 1982 by Kate Millett and Sophie Keir. Used by permission of the Kate Millett Estate. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper. Cover design: Rob Ehle Cover photos: (background) crowd protesting in Iran circa 1978, Kamal al-Din, via Wikimedia Commons; (strip) Frames from a contact sheet of Kate Millett portraits taken by the feminist photographer Ann Pollon. Courtesy of the Kate Millett Estate and the Kate Millett Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Text design: Rob Ehle Typeset by Rob Ehle in 10/13 Adobe Garamond. library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Names: Mottahedeh, Negar, author. Title: Whisper tapes : Kate Millett in Iran / Negar Mottahedeh. Description: Stanford, California : Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2018047093 (print) | LCCN 2018052665 (ebook) | ISBN 9781503609860 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781503610156 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Millett, Kate—Travel—Iran—History—Sources. | Americans— Travel—Iran—History—Sources. | Feminism—Iran—History—Sources. | Protest movements—Iran—History—Sources. | International Women’s Day— Iran—History—Sources. | Iran—History—Revolution, 1979—Women— Sources. Classification: LCC HQ1735.2 (ebook) | LCC HQ1735.2.M68 2019 (print) | DDC 305.420955—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018047093 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY BROTHER, SRINIVAS, WHOSE CHEEKY SPARKLE AND CURIOSITY TURNED PLAY INTO A REVOLUTIONARY PRACTICE This page intentionally left blank C O N T E N T S A Revolutionary Timeline xi Overture 1 I A Azadi Freedom 25 II B Beauvoir 29 III P Pahlavi 35 IV T Tehran 40 V S Servat Wealth 50 VI J Jaryan Flow 57 viii C O N T E N T S VII CH Chaghaleh badoom Unripe Almonds 62 VIII H Hamleh Attack 66 IX KH Khomeini 70 X D Durud Salute 74 XI Z Zat Instinct 79 XII R Rooznameh Newspaper 81 XIII Z Zan Woman 82 XIV ZH Zhornalist Journalist 89 XV S Surud Anthem 96 XVI SH Schoenman 100 XVII S do-Sefr Si-Sad-o-Si-yo Yek 00331 104 XVIII Z Zabt Recording 110 C O N T E N T S ix XIX T Tulu’ Dawn 116 XX Z Zaher Appearance 118 XXI ‘AYN Eid Festival 135 XXII GH Ghazal Ode 139 XXIII F Fallaci 140 XXIV Q Qom 145 XXV K Kooh Mountain 147 XXVI G Guruh-ha Women’s Groups 150 XXVII L Lisans Bachelor’s Degree 154 XXVIII M Mard Man 156 XXIX N Nafas Breath 161 XXX V Vafadari 163