“The founder of Bersaba Kindergarten, which Simin Rejali always remembers fondly, was Bersaba Hospian, an entrepreneur and school builder of Persian-Armenian origin who is considered one of the pioneers of preschool education in Iran. Simin Rejali, at the invitation of Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last king of Homeland, was appointed as the Secretary General of the Persian Women’s Organization in 1348. It was there that he tried to set up the first family welfare centers in all parts of Homeland based on the plan encouraged by the United Nations. Centers that tried to empower women with literacy and vocational training.