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A Short Biography of Annie Besant

Author Name:

Annie Besant

Born As:

Annie Wood

Other Names:

Annie Besant

Born:

1 Oct 1847

Died:

20 Sep 1933




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Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator                          
Selected works:

The Political Status of Women - 1874
Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be: A Plea For Reform - 1878
The Law Of Population - 1877
Autobiographical Sketches - 1885
Why I became a Theosophist - 1889
Annie Besant by Annie Wood Besant at Project Gutenberg - 1893
The Ancient Wisdom - 1898
Thought Forms - 1901
Bhagavad Gita - Translation - 1905
Introduction to Yoga - 1908
Australian Lectures - 1908
Occult Chemistry
The Doctrine of the Heart - 1920
Esoteric Christianity
The Future of Indian Politics - Booklet - 1922

The Case for India by Annie Wood Besant at Project Gutenberg The Presidential Address Delivered by Annie Besant at the Thirty-Second Indian National Congress Held at Calcutta 26 December 1917

The Devachanic Plane - 1895.
Man and his Bodies -  1911.
Man's life in this and other worlds - 1913.
Study in Consciousness - A contribution to the science of psychology.  - 1907.                          
Husband Frank Besant, two children, Digby and Mabel.                          
                          
The marriage was a disaster. The first conflict came over money and Annie's independence. Annie wrote short stories, books for children and articles. As married women did not have the legal right to own property, her husband was able to take all the money she earned. They were then legally separated, but could not divorce, and Annie lost custody of her children.