GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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An American Lady
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An English Lady
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A European Lady
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An Irish Lady
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Annie Besant, née Wood, (born Oct. 1, 1847, London, Eng.-died Sept. 20, 1933, Adyar, Madras [now in Tamil Nādu, India]), British social reformer, sometime Fabian socialist, theosophist, and Indian independence leader. Besant, Annie.
Detailed explanation-3: -Annie Besant was the first woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 1917 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -Annie Besant entered the political arena in 1913. She repeatedly said that she entered politics to save the youth of India. 29 She joined the Indian National Congress in 1914 and carried on an intensive press campaign through her newspapers .