Washington Post Maligns Hinduism, Calling American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism

In a Sunday Washington DC edition of the newspaper, the Washington Post, on February 18, 1912, prints an article with the headline, “American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism”. The article targets Swami Abhedananda and a picture showing a white American woman taking the blessings of a Hindu Swami. The caption goes, “Unprecedented activity in proselytizing by Swamis throughout the United States has caused this government to investigate migration of converts to India – Women are forsaking fortunes, homes, husbands and children in their search for “The Perfect Way.””