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Annie Besant
British and Indian social reformer and religious leader Annie Besant, c. 1897.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (91786293)
Annie Besant with Jiddu Krishnamurti
Theosophist leader Annie Besant standing beside her protégé Jiddu Krishnamurti, in...
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Annie Besant opposing a tax on salt imposed by the British raj
Indian nationalist leader Annie Besant (center) joining other political leaders against...
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Besant, Annie
Annie Besant.
George Grantham Bain Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: LC-DIG-ggbain-04089)