Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Annie Besant
Born: October 1, 1847
Died: September 20, 1933 (aged 85)
Bio: Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.
Known for:
- The Ancient Wisdom (1897)
- Occult Chemistry (1908)
- My Path to Atheism
- Study in Consciousness (1907)
- Man and His Bodies (1896)
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