National Secular Society

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Cultural formation Annie Besant
In the course of her life, AB explored many facets of religion and politics. Early in her life she entertained a passionate Christian devotion and was inspired by the idea of sacrifice, even martyrdom. She...
Cultural formation Zoë Fairbairns
She is an English feminist who has allowed little information about her family origins to be known. In a lecture given in Spain she said she came from a middle-class background, and in a lecture...
Occupation Annie Besant
Under Charles Bradlaugh 's influence, AB began lecturing and writing for the National Secular Society .
Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
71-3
politics Annie Besant
Increasingly occupied with Theosophy, AB resigned from the Fabian Society , having resigned from the National Secular Society in February 1890.
Taylor, Anne. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
255-6
Textual Production Brigid Brophy
BB entered the current political debate about pornography and censorship in a pamphlet entitled The Longford Threat to Freedom, published for the National Secular Society .
British Books in Print. J. Whitaker and Sons, 1987.
1973
Brown, Susan Windisch, editor. Contemporary Novelists. St James Press, 1996.
155
British Library Catalogue.

Timeline

1860
The National Reformer was launched; it later became the official publication of the National Secular Society , founded in 1866.
1893
The National Reformer, the official journal of the National Secular Society since 1866, ceased publication.