Annie Besant (Person)
Annie Besant
1847 AD - 1933 AD
British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, educationist, and philanthropist. Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. She was a prolific author with over three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit.
As an educationist, her contributions included being one of the founders of the Banaras Hindu University.
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