Letter from Annie Besant to May Wright Sewall.
| Description: |
Besant offers theosophical comfort on the death of Mr. Sewall, suggesting that their bond was not broken. She is sending The Ancient Wisdom, her teachings on this life and the higher life in book form.As a young woman in London, Annie Besant wrote on birth control, marriage, womens rights and womens safety in factory work. In the 1890s, she embraced Theosophy and moved to India where she organized the India Home Rule League. |
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| Origin: | 1897-09-27; 1897 |
| Created By: |
Besant, Annie Wood, 1847-1933 |
| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/mws/id/197 |
| Collection: |
May Wright Sewall Papers |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright undetermined. |
| Subjects: |
Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920 Theosophy Women authors, English |
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