Annie Besant
British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
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Annie Besant was a British activist and writer who championed women's rights, socialism, and theosophy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her work as a powerful speaker and prolific author made her an influential figure in multiple social movements of her time.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1847-01-01
- Died
- 1933-01-01
- Works
- 0
Top works
- The Ancient Wisdom
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 195
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Works in European collections
19 objects attributed to Annie Besant, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Annie Besant (/ˈbɛzənt/; née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was an English socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and activist, educationist, involved in women's rights, Home Rule, and Indian nationalism. She gave support both Irish and Indian self-rule. She had been the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917.
She got the position of a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS), as well as a writer, and a close friend of Charles Bradlaugh. In 1877 they were prosecuted for publishing a book by birth control campaigner Charles Knowlton. Thereafter, she became involved with union actions, including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and the London matchgirls strike of 1888. She was a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF). She was also elected to the London School Board for Tower Hamlets, topping the poll, even though few women were qualified to vote at that time.
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