Iranian Jews have lived in Iran for over 3000 years, adapting to different political and historical conditions.  While the traditional social structure is patrilocal and patrilateral, with young brides moving into the households of their husbands’ families, generalizations about the actual content of women’s lives must take into account the individual and regional variations which have characterized such a long cultural history.  That history today must be additionally broadened to include the emigrations from the late 19^th century to the present, and especially the dem…