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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 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]]. | |||
== Musical career == | == Musical career == | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 29 December 2016
Early years
Activism and imprisonment
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.[1]
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.
Notes
- ↑ G. C. Huckaby, "The Lamasery," The Theosophist 60.10 (July 1934), 469-470.