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Annie Besant was born on1st of October in 1847 to the Emily Morris and William Wood in London, U.K. and died on 20th of September in 1933 in Madras, India. She was a famous British socialist, rights activist of women, Theosophist, orator, writer as well as the supporter of the Irish and Indian self-rule.
She got married at her 19 with the Frank Besant but soon got separated from her husband over religious differences. She then became a famous writer and speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS), and a very close friend of Charles Bradlaugh. They were selected in the year of 1877 for publishing a book by famous birth control campaigner, the Charles Knowlton. Her friend, the Charles Bradlaugh was first elected as a Member of the Parliament for Northampton in the 1880. She became the leading speaker for the Fabian Society as well as the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF). She was then selected to the London School Board for Tower.
She met with the Helena Blavatsky in the year of 1890 and got interest in the Theosophy. She then became a Society member and successful lecturer in the Theosophy. During her theosophical work she took a trip to India in 1898. In 1902 she was helped to establish the Central Hindu College. After few years she was able to establish various lodges in several parts of the British Empire. In the year of 1907 she became the President of the Theosophical Society. She got involved in Indian politics and soon she has joined the Indian National Congress
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Annie Besant
Annie Besant was one of the British socialists, women's right activists, theosophists, writers and lastly the orators. She supported Indian self - rule as well as Irish self - rule. She belonged to an Irish family of Clapham, London. She was born on 1st of October, 1847 in Clapham, London to the parents of a middle - class family and who were of Irish origin. Her heritage was her pride and she was one of the people who supported Irish self - rule. At the age of five years, her father died which in turn left her family almost out of money. However, her lovely mother managed the situation by running a somewhat boarding house for the boys studying in Harrow School. Even her mother failed to take care of her for long and unwillingly gave her to her friend Ellen Marryat. Marryat was a good person and took care of Annie well. She ensured that Annie got proper education. She was married to a clergyman Frak Besant at the age of about 20 years.
