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Download Solution PDFWho among the following was a British reformer, a campaigner for women's rights and a supporter of Indian nationalism?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Annie Besant.
- Annie Besant was an Irish activist, a campaigner for women's rights and a supporter of Indian nationalism
Key Points
- Annie Besant:
- She was connected to the Home Rule Movement in India.
- Annie Besant launched the All India Home Rule League in 1916 along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
- Annie Besant was an ardent supporter of Irish self-rule.
- Annie Besant fought for the freedom of thought, secularism, women’s rights, and various social issues.
- Annie Besant converted to Theosophy after meeting Helena Blavatsky in 1889.
- She came to India for the first time in 1893 as part of the Theosophical Society.
- Annie Besant was the society’s president from 1907 to 1933.
- Annie Besant set up the Central Hindu College (CHC) at Benares in 1898.
- She also joined the Indian National Congress (INC).
- She also became the Congress President in 1917.
Additional Information
- Florence Nightingale:
- She was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer who was the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.
- She was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (1907).
- International Nurses Day, observed annually on May 12, commemorates her birth and celebrates the important role of nurses in health care.
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