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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.
Annie Besant © Besant was a British social reformer, campaigner for women's rights and a supporter of Indian nationalism. Annie Woods was born in London on 1 October...
Jul 16, 2024 · 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.
Annie Besant was a British socialist, educationist and women’s rights activist known for her role in fostering the Home Rule Movement in India. As an educationist, her contributions include being one of the founders of the Banaras Hindu University.
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.
Annie Besant (1847-1933) – political reformer, women’s rights activist, theosophist and Indian nationalist. “An imperious necessity forces me to speak the truth, as I see it, whether the speech please or displease, whether it bring praise or blame.
Aug 16, 2023 · Annie Besant was a political activist, freedom fighter, and women’s rights supporter. She was born on October 1, 1847, in Ireland, and in 1893, she came to India. She became head of the Theosophy Society, and later on, in 1916, she established the Indian Home Rule League and also became the president of India’s National Congress.
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 president. Who was she? Why had such an honour been bestowed on this seventy-year-old woman? What had she done to deserve such an accolade? During the previous three years she had added
Annie Besant was a socialist, activist, and champion of human freedom, who became a leading figure in the secularist movement during the 1870s and 1880s.
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'.
