Moḥtaram Eskandarī , the founder of the Patriotic Women’s League in 1922 was the main force behind women’s rights activists. The League purported to honor Islam and its laws. It also organized a consciousness-raising play, “The Apple and Adam and Eve in Paradise” , with active support from spouses of such prominent and enlightened notables as Woṯūq-al-Dawla, Yaḥyā Dawlatābādī , and Adīb-al-Salṭana Sardārī.