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1907: Helen Wallace published through Cassell her...

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1907

Helen Wallace published through Cassell her novel The Coming of Isobel, using her own name.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1704: A Penal Law enacted in England barred Roman...

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1704

A Penal Law enacted in England barred Roman Catholic estates in Ireland from descending by primogeniture to the eldest son; unless that eldest converted to Protestantism, the estate was to be shared equally among all...

By 1965: Five English universities were offering B.Ed....

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By 1965

Five English universities were offering B.Ed. degrees: Keele , Leeds , Reading , Sheffield , and Sussex .
Gordon, Peter et al. Education and Policy in England in the Twentieth Century. Woburn, 1991.
258

1865: Arthur Munby published Verses New and Ol...

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1865

Arthur Munby published Verses New and Old.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

19 March 1891: The Factory Bill, for the protection of women...

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19 March 1891

The Factory Bill, for the protection of women and children in India, was passed.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 827

21 July 1683: William, Lord Russell, husband of the letter-writer...

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21 July 1683

William, Lord Russell , husband of the letter-writer Lady Rachel Russell , was beheaded in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
750, 761

1930: In the largest book sale in history so far,...

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1930

In the largest book sale in history so far, the Seventy-first Congress of the United States paid 1.5 million dollars for the Volbehr collection of 3,000 volumes of incunabula.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
140

1906: Karen Danielsen (later famous as Karen Horney,...

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1906

Karen Danielsen (later famous as Karen Horney , a feminist psychoanalyst resident in the USA) attended medical school at Freiburg in Germany.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
I: 147
Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
488

1991: Jessica and Eric Huntley founded the firm...

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1991

Jessica and Eric Huntley founded the firm of Bogle L'Ouverture in West London, to publish books about Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, promoting an independent and strong voice; one with which we...

1 December 1881: The Schoolmistress, devoted to the furtherance...

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1 December 1881

The Schoolmistress, devoted to the furtherance of female education, began weekly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
10
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
480

1857: The Society of Female Artists was founde...

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1857

The Society of Female Artists was founded.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
29
Nunn, Pamela Gerrish. Victorian Women Artists. Women’s Press, 1987.
72, 79-80
Hirsch, Pam. Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon 1827-1891: Feminist, Artist and Rebel. Chatto and Windus, 1998.
148

31 March 1920: The Welsh Disestablishment Bill, which disestablished...

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31 March 1920

The Welsh Disestablishment Bill, which disestablished the Anglican Church in Wales, came into effect.
Edwards, David Lawrence. Christian England, from the Eighteenth Century to the First World War. Collins, 1984, 3 vols.
348
Norman, Edward R. Church and Society in England, 1770-1970. Clarendon, 1976.
188
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
347, 359

6 May 2009: The antiquarian book collection of the late...

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6 May 2009

The antiquarian book collection of the late Paula Fentress Peyraud (the largest in private hands), auctioned in New York, fetched more than $1.5 million US. Books by women between 1760 and 1830 predominated.
Mulvihill, Maureen E. “Literary Property Changing Hands: The Peyraud Auction (New York City, 6 May 2009)”. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
43
, No. 1, 2009, pp. 151-63.
151, 153, 156, 158

Early 1780s: Hotels, as distinct from inns or taverns,...

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Early 1780s

Hotels, as distinct from inns or taverns, began to open in England, and were typically considered respectable family accommodation. But within a few years, says historian Tony Henderson , many London hotels were reputedly haunts...

1930: US scientist Thomas Midgely invented Freon,...

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1930

US scientist Thomas Midgely invented Freon, earliest of the chlorofluorocarbon chemicals which became widely used in refrigerators, solvents, and sprays.
Blackbourn, David. “The Prodigal Century”. London Review of Books, 7 June 2001, pp. 30-1.
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6 March 1926: The Memorial Theatre in Stratford upon Avon...

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6 March 1926

The Memorial Theatre in Stratford upon Avon was demolished by fire.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
367, 370

1737: Fifty-seven of the 133 merchants or retailers...

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1737

Fifty-seven of the 133 merchants or retailers operating this year in Boston, Massachusetts, were women.
VanBurkleo, Sandra F. “Declarations of independence”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xviii
, No. 9, June 2001, p. 10.
10

18 March 1836: The first issue appeared of The Musical World,...

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18 March 1836

The first issue appeared of The Musical World, the earliest journal dedicated to discussions of music in its various forms.
Sanjek, Russell. American Popular Music and its Business. Oxford University Press, 1988.
66
Russell, Dave. Popular Music in England, 1840-1914: A Social History. Manchester University Press, 1987.
137-9, 179
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1871: Manchester's public library became the first...

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1871

Manchester's public library became the first to employ women assistants in an effort to overcome a perceived shortage of suitable young men.
Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain. 2nd ed. rev., Library Association, 1977.
103

1868: Several prehistoric skeletons were found...

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1868

Several prehistoric skeletons were found in a cave at Cro-Magnon, a rock shelter close to Les Eyzies de Tayac in the Dordogne region, France.
Jones, Steve et al., editors. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
248
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
7: 482

9 October-27 October 1932: A Women's Hunger March sponsored by the National...

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9 October-27 October 1932

A Women's Hunger March sponsored by the National Unemployed Workers' Movement progressed from Burnley to London.
Bruley, Sue. “A Woman’s Right to Work? The Role of Women in the Unemployed Movement Between the Wars”. This Working-Day World: Women’s Lives and Culture(s) in Britain, 1914-1945, edited by Sybil Oldfield, Taylor and Francis, 1994, pp. 40-53.
45-6

June 1973: A power-sharing assembly was elected in Northern...

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June 1973

A power-sharing assembly was elected in Northern Ireland, but its first sitting, the following month, was disrupted by Ian Paisley and his followers.
“National archives 1973”. The Guardian, 1 Jan. 2004, pp. 4-5.
5

29 January 1820: King George III died and George IV (already...

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29 January 1820

King George III died and George IV (already Regent) assumed the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
426
Burney, Frances. The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Madame D’Arblay). Editors Hemlow, Joyce and Althea Douglas, Clarendon Press, 1972–1984, 12 vols.
xi, 151
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
46

By November 1941: More than 500,000 Morrison shelters had been...

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By November 1941

More than 500,000 Morrison shelters had been distributed in Britain (mostly free) for indoor protection during air raids: they were called after Home Secretary Herbert Morrison .
“Air Raid Shelters”. FortuneCity Search, 2002.

1961: The University of Sussex was founded in ...

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1961

The University of Sussex was founded in Brighton.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
1637
Whitaker’s Almanack. 119th ed., J. Whitaker, 1987.
508