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In 1932, when Dr. and Mrs. Cousins were in New York, she organized a vegetarian society. The first public meeting was held in the auditorium of the Washington Irving High School, which happened to be the site of the 46 Irving Place building where the Theosophical Society was founded.<ref>G. C. Huckaby, "The Lamasery," ''The Theosophist'' 60.10 (July 1934), 469-470.</ref> | In 1932, when Dr. and Mrs. Cousins were in New York, she organized a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] society. The first public meeting was held in the auditorium of the Washington Irving High School, which happened to be the site of the 46 Irving Place building where the Theosophical Society was founded.<ref>G. C. Huckaby, "The Lamasery," ''The Theosophist'' 60.10 (July 1934), 469-470.</ref> | ||
During the 1930s, Mrs. Cousins worked with [[Anna Kamensky|Dr. Anna Kamensky]] to establish the [[International Centre (Geneva)|International Centre in Geneva, Switzerland]]. | During the 1930s, Mrs. Cousins worked with [[Anna Kamensky|Dr. Anna Kamensky]] to establish the [[International Centre (Geneva)|International Centre in Geneva, Switzerland]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 17 August 2017
Early years
Activism and imprisonment
Women's Indian Association
On White Lotus Day, May 8, 1917 the Women's Indian Association was established by Dorothy Jinarājadāsa, with Annie Besant as President and Margaret Cousins as the Honorable General Secretary. It was an organization formed to support local women's groups in their efforts toward self-development, education, and service.
G. Venkatachalam wrote:
Mrs. M. E. Cousins, whom also I have the privilege to claim as a friend, is a great woman, a sensitive artist, a fine spirit. She awakened the women of India to their rights and responsibilities even as Annie Besant awakened the men to their great heritage and greater future. Mrs. Cousins is a delightful hostess, a lively conversationalist, a good and loyal friend. Many Indian women in public life today owe their inspiration to her.[1]
Other work
In 1932, when Dr. and Mrs. Cousins were in New York, she organized a vegetarian society. The first public meeting was held in the auditorium of the Washington Irving High School, which happened to be the site of the 46 Irving Place building where the Theosophical Society was founded.[2]
During the 1930s, Mrs. Cousins worked with Dr. Anna Kamensky to establish the International Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
Musical career
Writings
Dr. and Mrs. Cousins coauthored an autobiography, We Two Together, a lengthy work in which their travels and activities are featured in a lively writing style. It was published in 1950 by Ganesh & Co. of Madras.
- The Music of Orient and Occident: Essays towards Mutual Understandings. Madras: B. G. Paul, 1935.
Additional resources
Audio recordings
- Candy, Catherine. Margaret Cousins: Irish Theosophist in Indian Feminism.