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Annie Besant (née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, ... Annie's father died when she was five years old, leaving a son, Henry ...
Annie Woods was born in London on 1 October 1847. She had an unhappy childhood, undoubtedly partly due to her father's death when she was five. Annie's mother persuaded her friend Ellen Marryat ...
3 days ago · Annie Besant (born Oct. 1, 1847, London, Eng.—died Sept. 20, 1933, Adyar, Madras [now in Tamil Nādu, India]) was a British social reformer, sometime Fabian socialist, theosophist, and Indian independence leader. Besant had been the wife of an Anglican clergyman. They separated in 1873, and Besant became associated for many years with the ...
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Besant died in India on 20 September 1933. She wrote in her own autobiography: and I ask no other epitaph on my tomb but: “‘SHE TRIED TO FOLLOW TRUTH.'” Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “Biography of Annie Besant”, Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, 1st Feb. 2011. Updated 13th February 2018. Annie Besant Autobiography
Nov 26, 2023 · Annie Besant. Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was an Anglo-Irish orator, writer, and social rights activist. She is well known from her role in the Indian National Congress during the struggle for Indian home rule, and for her support of national education in India.
Jul 18, 2016 · Besant was born Annie Wood in London in October 1847. Her father died when she was just five years old, while her mother persuaded a family friend to take responsibility for Annie, raising her and ensuring she received a good education. In 1867 she married a clergyman named Frank Besant, but the relationship seemed doomed from the start.
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Pronunciation: BEZ-ant. Born Annie Wood on October 1, 1847, in London, England; died on September 20, 1933, in Madras, India; daughter of William Burton Persse (an insurance underwriter) and Emily (Morris) Wood; graduated from London University, B.Sc. 1880; married Frank Besant, on December 21, 1867; children: Arthur Digby (b.
