| Annie Besant  Born: 1-Oct-1847
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 20-Sep-1933
Location of death: Madras, India
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered in the River Ganges, some placed at Adyar)
Gender: Female
Religion: Cult
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist, Religion Nationality: England
Executive summary: Theosophist & Social Activist Annie Besant is best known for her association with Theosophy, the Buddhist and Hindu influenced religious society founded by H. P. Blavatsky. Besant also gained considerable renown, during her lifetime, fighting for various social causes, including Indian home rule, the plight of London's poverty stricken women and children, and birth control. Besant was nearly jailed for the latter, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. She joined Blavatsky's Theosophy Society in the 1890s, and created her own splinter group after Blavatsky's death. Father: William Wood
Mother: Emily Morris
Husband: Frank Besant (m. 1867, legally separated 1898)
Son: Digby Besant
Daughter: Mabel Besant
Theosophical Society
Fabian Society
Freemasonry International Order of Co-Freemasonry (irregular, 1902)
Obscenity (obscene libel) convicted Jun-1877
Lost Child Custody
Irish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Yoga
Author of books:
The Political Status of Women (1874, non-fiction)
Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be: A Plea For Reform (1878, non-fiction)
The Law Of Population (1877, non-fiction)
Autobiographical Sketches (1885, non-fiction)
An Autobiography (1893, non-fiction)
The Ancient Wisdom (1898, non-fiction)
Introduction to Yoga (1908, non-fiction)
The Doctrine of the Heart (1929, non-fiction)
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