After a period of continued religious crisis, during which Thomas Scott
and Charles Voysey
befriended her, AB
left her husband
, taking her daughter
with her.
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Family and Intimate relationships
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AB
lost permanent custody of her daughter, Mabel
(who had lived with her for a significant proportion of her time), and son, Digby
(who already lived mainly with his father).
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Family and Intimate relationships
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AB
had a son, Arthur Digby
(born on 16 January 1869), and a daughter, Mabel Emily
(born on 28 August 1870).
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Occupation
Annie Besant
After a stint as a governess, AB
decided she could afford the rental of a house in Colby Road, Upper Norwood, for herself, Mabel
, and a maid.
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politics
Annie Besant
The trial and temporary conviction of AB
and Charles Bradlaugh
in the summer of 1877 on obscenity charges for publishing the birth control pamphlet Fruits of Philosophy, as well as her public atheism, deprived...
Residence
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AB
and her daughter Mabel
moved from Colby Road, Upper Norwood, to a furnished apartment in Bayswater, which they shared with two other women.
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Wealth and Poverty
Annie Besant
As well as a guinea a week for her paid work, AB
was. receiving £9 3s. 4d. a month in support payments from her husband for Mabel
.
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