Annie besant

Posted by VINAY VS on Jan. 19, 2013, 3:15 p.m.

Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule. She was married at 19 to Frank Besant but separated from him over religious differences.

Born: October 1, 1847, Clapham

Died: September 20, 1933, Adyar

Education: Birkbeck, University of London

Spouse: Frank Besant (m. 1867–1873)

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