Role of Annie Besant in Women’s Indian Association (WIA) – A Study

The Women's Indian Association (WIA) was founded at Adayar, Madras, in 1917 by Annie Besant, Margret Cousins, Jeena Raja Dasa, and others to liberate women from the deplorable condition women suffered in socio-economic and political matters during the 19th and the early 20th century. The Association later developed into a potent force to fight against illiteracy, child marriage, the Devadasi system and other, social ills. Annie Besant was born on 1 October 1847 in London. This article accounts the role of Annie Besant in Women’s Indian Association (WIA).