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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.
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.
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.
Unification of moderates and radicals as well as unity between Muslim League and Indian National Congress was a remarkable achievement of Annie Besant. The government arrested Annie Besant in 1917 and this led to nationwide protests. The movement actually spread out and made its impact in the interior villages of India.
Annie Besant, who once led a walk out in the fifth District Conference held at Manjeri, Ernad taluk after the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms was opposed in overwhelming support in a resolution in the conference, [63] said on the rebellion: [64] The Advocate (Tasmania), newspaper report on Malabar rebellion, 8 October 1921
Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British born socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist and campaigner for Indian nationalism. [16] She was an ardent supporter of the Indian self-rule and became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. [17]
Gandhi's call was for a nationwide protest against the Rowlatt Act. In promoting "self-reliance," his planning of the non-cooperation movement included persuading all Indians to withdraw their labour from any activity that "sustained the British government and also economy in India," [7] including British industries and educational institutions ...
Annie Besant (1847–1933) – British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, educationist, philanthropist; Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903–1988) – secretary of the All-India Women's Conference (AIWC) and the first woman to run for a legislative seat in India