Regarding education, Ebadi was fortunate to have grown up in a time when openness and access to education were still easy for women. The ruler at the time, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, dreamed that would become a modern country like the Western countries. In return, he gave women more shares to appear in public. The Shahs, while symbolically creating opportunities for women, clung to a deeply entrenched patriarchal culture.
Growing up in an academic family was a blessing for Ebadi, as most women at the time were mostly housewives. Still, Ebadi’s parents placed great emphasis on their children’s education. She attended two secondary schools, Anoshiravn Dadgar, and Reza Shah Kabir School, from which she graduated in 1965. After graduating from high school, Ebadi entered the Law School of the University of Tehran at the age of 18. When she entered college, her goal was to become a judge.
