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  2. Annie Besant - Wikipedia

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    Annie Besant (née Wood; 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.

  3. Matchgirls' strike - Wikipedia

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    With the help of social activist Annie Besant, they succeeded. Following the strike's success, the Union of Women Matchmakers (later the Matchmakers' Union) was formed later in 1888. From its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.

  4. Man: Whence, How and Whither, a Record of Clairvoyant ...

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    Man: Whence, How and Whither, A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation, published in 1913, is a theosophical book compiled by the second president of the Theosophical Society (TS) - Adyar, Annie Besant, and by a TS member, Charles W. Leadbeater.

  5. Co-Freemasonry - Wikipedia

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    The Order of Universal Co-Freemasonry in Great Britain and the British Dependencies was founded by Annie Besant and officers of the Supreme Council of the French Maçonnerie Mixte (known today as The International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women, Le Droit Humain) on September 26, 1902, with the consecration of Lodge Human Duty No. 6 in ...

  6. Matchmakers' Union - Wikipedia

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    The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers) [1] was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. [2] [3] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, [4] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.

  7. An Introduction to Yoga - Wikipedia

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    An introduction to Yoga, Annie Besant. An introduction to Yoga is a book by Annie Besant from 1908. The book consists of four lectures held by the author on the practice of yoga, its connection to Indian philosophy and practical application to everyday life. [1]

  8. Bloody Sunday (1887) - Wikipedia

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    One of the bludgeons used by the rioters. Some 30,000 people, "mostly respectable spectators", [1] encircled Trafalgar Square as at least 10,000 protesters marched in from several different directions, led by (among others) Elizabeth Reynolds, John Burns, William Morris, Annie Besant and Robert Cunninghame-Graham, who were primarily leaders of the Social Democratic Federation.

  9. Order of the Temple of the Rosy Cross - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1912 by leaders of the Theosophical Society, including Annie Besant, Marie Russak and James Ingall Wedgwood. According to Gregory Tillett, in Charles Webster Leadbeater 1854-1934, both Russak and Wedgwood were mediums who purportedly communicated messages from the Masters during Temple meetings.