Biography on annie besant
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Annie Besant
First female President of Indian National Congress: (Calcutta, )
Annie Besant was born in London on 1 October Her father William Page Woods was half - Irish and half - English, and belonged to a distinguished family, one of his ancestors having been the Mayor of London and another a Lord Chancellor.
She was instrumental in helping to start the first trade unions in London. She joined the Fabian Society and was a close associate of Sydney Webbs, George Bernard Shaw, George Lansbury, Ramsay MacDonald and several other prominent socialists of the time.
In she read two theosophical books written by Mr A. P. Sinnet, a prominent theosophist and in she was given Mme H. P. Blavatsky's ‘The Secret Doctrine’ for review. This book was to her a revelation.
She joined the Theosophical Society in May and became Mme Blavatsky's devoted pupil and helper. She became a prominent worker in the Society and was elected President which position she held till her death on 21 Se
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Annie Besant
English writer and activist (–)
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| Born | Annie Wood ()1 October Clapham, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 20 September () (aged&#;85) Adyar, Chinglepet District, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Known&#;for | Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator |
| Political party | Indian National Congress Social Democratic Federation |
| Movement | Indian independence movement |
| Spouse | Frank Besant &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | Arthur, Mabel, Jiddu Krishnamurti (adopted) |
Annie Besant (néeWood; 1 October – 20 September ) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist and campaigner for Indian nationalism.[1][2] She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.[1] She became the first female president of
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Annie Wood Besant was a social activist who advocated for women’s access to birth control as well as marriage reform, labor reform, and Indian Nationalism in the nineteenth century in England and India. In her early career, Besant was involved in various social and political advocacy organizations including the National Secular Society, the Malthusian League, and the Fabian kultur. Besant gave many public lectures and authored various articles in support of secularism, workers’ rights and unionization, and women’s rights. In , Besant and her colleague Charles Bradlaugh republished the pamphlet The Fruits of Philosophy, bygd Charles Knowlton, on reproduction and contraception. Besant and Bradlaugh were tried for violating the obscenity lag that prohibited the publication of obscene material, including sex and contraception. Later in her life, she converted to theosophy and moved to India where she joined the Theosophical Society. In India, Besant campaigned for Indian self-rule and