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Annie Besant (née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. She became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917.. For fifteen years, Besant was a public proponent in England of atheism and scientific materialism. Besant's goal was to provide employment, better ...
Background of Annie Besant. Annie Besant was born Annie Wood to William Burton Persse Wood and Emily Roche Morris on 1 October 1847. After completing her education, Annie married clergyman, Frank Besant at the age of 20, but her increasingly unconventional religious views led to their separation in 1873.
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 ...
Jul 16, 2024 · Annie Besant 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 atheist and social reformer Charles Bradlaugh. She was
Annie Besant was born 1 October 1847 in Clapham London to parents of Irish roots. After the early death of her father in 1852, the family were brought up in relative poverty and Annie was looked after by a friend of the family Ellen Marryat.
Discover the inspiring story of Annie Besant, a visionary leader and educator who fought for India's freedom and progress, at her official website.
Annie Besant has 1876 books on Goodreads with 12703 ratings. Annie Besant’s most popular book is Thought-Forms.
Annie Besant before World War I. Annie Besant (b. Woods) was a social reformer, campaigner for women’s rights, leading theosophist and supporter of Indian nationalism.Born in London in 1847, she married the clergyman Frank Besant (1841-1917) in 1867, with whom she had two children. In 1873 they legally separated and Besant joined the National Secular Society and the Fabian Society and started to move in the free-thought and socialist circles.
Joonne Stofford Mortimer Annie Besant and India 1913-1917 At the 1917 meeting of the Indian National Congress held in Calcutta, Annie Besant, a woman and a European, was elected
Annie Besant was a leading member of the Theosophical Society, a feminist and political activist, and a politician in India.She had a close relationship with Charles Bradlaugh, MP, a free-thinker who was often known as the 'Member for India'.
