ANNIE BESANT (1847-1933) was een Engelse feministe, socialiste, theosoof en tweede internationale president van de Theosophical Society. Ze was een actieve publiciste en schreef een aantal boeken o.m. *The Ancient Wisdom* (1897), *Death and After* (1901), en *Occult Chemistry* (1919). =============================================================================================== ENGLISH BIO: British social reformer and writer ANNIE BESANT (1847-1933) was an early public advocate of birth control and women's health care, as well as an active proponent of theosophy. Among her books are *The Ancient Wisdom* (1897), *Death and After* (1901), and *Occult Chemistry* (1919).