Annie Besant (/ ˈbɛzənt /; [1] 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. [2][3][4] She supported both Irish and Indian self-rule. [2] She became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. She became a ...
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
In 1867, Annie married Frank Besant, a clergyman, and they had two children. But Annie's increasingly anti-religious views led to a legal separation in 1873.
Annie Besant painting by Dan Doolin 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. She was president of the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India, from 1907 ...
Besant, Annie (1847–1933)British journalist, social reformer, Theosophist, and political leader who played an active role in the British trade union and Indian nationalist movements. Name variations: Annie Wood; (pseudonym) Ajax. Pronunciation: BEZ-ant. Born Annie Wood on , in London, England; died on , in Madras, India; daughter of William Burton Persse (an ...
Annie Besant Annie Besant First female President of Indian National Congress: 1847-1933 (Calcutta, 1917) Annie Besant was born in London on 1 October 1847. 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 ...