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Apr 2023
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Episodio 62 Annie Besant, su Vida, Libro...

Eduardo Seleson
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Annie Besant fue una revolucionaria, socialista, teósofa, activista por los derechos de la mujer, escritora, oradora, educadora y filántropa británica, líder activista a favor de la independencia de Italia, luego de la India, llegando a ocupar la presidencia del Congreso Nacional Indio. Fue una mujer muy versátil cuya rica vida es difícil de resumir, pues da la sensación de que estuvo en demasiados sitios al mismo tiempo.

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