| As a member and later leader of the Theosophical Society, Besant helped to spread theosophical beliefs around the world, notably in India. |
| Mrs. besant coolly deleted all these without a word of explanation! |
| Mrs. Besant, with her innocences and enthusiasms, was a baby in the hands of this female Cagliostro. |
| To the amazement and disappointment of Annie Besant and some of the other theosophists, he gave up all the power and prestige that he had gained under their tutelage. |
| Annie Besant was employed as a journalist and penned pieces on women's rights, and the inequable Victorian laws on marriage. |
| In 1792 the only mail-coaches on the road were those supplied by besant. |
