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          Annie Wood Besant was a prominent Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator.!

          Annie Besant

          English writer and activist (1847–1933)

          Annie Besant

          Annie Besant as a young woman

          Born

          Annie Wood


          (1847-10-01)1 October 1847

          Clapham, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

          Died20 September 1933(1933-09-20) (aged 85)

          Adyar, Chinglepet District, Madras Presidency, British India
          (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)

          Known forTheosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator
          Political partyIndian National Congress
          Social Democratic Federation
          MovementIndian independence movement
          Spouse

          Frank Besant

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          (m. 1867; div. 1873)​
          ChildrenArthur, Mabel, Jiddu Krishnamurti (adopted)

          Annie Besant (néeWood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist and campaigner for Indian nationalism.[1][2] She was an ardent supporter of both Iris