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Annie Wood Besant changed our world no matter how you say it, good or bad; she made the stepping stones to equality world round. Born during a time when women and men were not treated equally and when men were superior to all other living things, Annie fought for her rights and for all women’s rights, children not being an expectation. “Annie Wood Besant was the leader Theosophical Society during its key period of worldwide expansion after the turn of the twentieth century(Religious leaders of America) and she changed lives. She changed the world by influencing people by her Hindu ways, her contribution goal of equal rights and what we learned from her actions. Hinduism is not just a religion; it is a way of life. Annie Besant was a Hindu. She wrote essays that encourage Hinduism and let others understand the religion worldwide. The essays also influence people to understand her skepticism about other religions, including Christianity. Once she had earned respect for her works, she began to lecture about women’s rights. This earned her many more followers. Once she began the co-editor for National Reformer, her first published work contained advice …show more content…

“Besant, who came to the society because of her acceptance of its ideas and worldview, did not manifest or claim any outstanding occult abilities”(Encyclopedia), she acted as a normal citizen but she had a wonderful mind. Annie had a goal for her time on the earth. It was to change women's rights and change society's opinions on birth control. She did speeches about both goals and was known around the world. She was looked up upon by women around the world as almost a hero, someone who was going to save them from this empowerment and maybe, just maybe make both sexes equal. Annie was the start of a domino effect because, this fight for women's rights did not end until 1920, but there were many others after Annie that looked up to as a mentor and

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