On 7 September 1875, Helena Blavatsky, William Quan Judge, Henry Steele Olcott, and others founded the Theosophical Society in New York following an inspiring lecture by J. G. Felt. Olcott was the first President. Image: Photograph of Henry Steel Olcott. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

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Dennis, Denisoff, “The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 1888-1901″