Body, Mind & Spirit, Health & Fitness, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Science
| In the 1870s Annie Besant had already gained notoriety as an estranged Anglican priest's wife who had rejected Christianity and embraced atheism. She was a famous orator who spoke on behalf of the Freethought movement, social reform, the right to publish information on contraception, improved education, and Fabian soci....[more] |