Parvin (پروین) is the Persian word for **the Pleiades star cluster** — "the Seven Sisters." **Parvin E'tesami (1907-1941)** is **one of the greatest Iranian poets of the 20th century** — composing classical *qasida* and *masnavi* in pure Persian. **Her work focuses on women's lives, social justice, and the oppressed**, and is widely read in Iranian schools today. Died of typhoid at 34.
**Honored on Iranian currency and a national day.**
Parvin reduces to six — the number of Persian poet.