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Annie Besant and the Political Temple: The Atheist Who Became a Priestess

Feminism, freethought, Home Rule, and Theosophy's public power. The atheist who became a priestess, the birth-control defendant who became Congress president — a human engine changing fuel without changing its motion.

Annie Besant and the Political Temple: The Atheist Who Became a Priestess

Feminism, freethought, Home Rule, and Theosophy's public power. The atheist who became a priestess, the birth-control defendant who became Congress president — a human engine changing fuel without changing its motion.

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