Jacqueline Saper was born in Tehran to Iranian and British parents. Named after Jacqueline Kennedy,
she has been ​a bridge between the East and the West since birth. She is well known for her memoir,
​From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran.​ (Potomac Books of the University of Nebraska Press).​​​

WINNER: ​​
THE CHICAGO WRITERS ASSOCIATION ​​​2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 
​FINALIST: ERIC HOFFER 2021 BOOK AWARD
FINALIST: FEATHERED QUILL 2021 BOOK AWARD
FINALIST: CLARA JOHNSON 2020 BOOK AWARD
FOREWORD REVIEWS "DIVERSITY BOOK OF THE WEEK"
TIMES OF ISRAEL MOST POPULAR FEATURED AUTHOR ARTICLE - Dec. 2020
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE NOW TOP 20 FEATURED BOOK ARTICLE - Sept. 2020
CHICAGO SUN TIMES PRAISED BOOKS OF THE YEAR - Nov. 2019
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Op-ED articles written by Jacqueline Saper related to the current protests in Iran. 

• The Seattle Times: Hijab: An empowering choice in U.S., a symbol of oppression in Iran Read more​→
• ​Foreign Policy News: From Miniskirt to Hijab: International Women's' Day in Iran Read more​→