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1869: William John Courthope, still in his twenties,...

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1869

William John Courthope , still in his twenties, published Ludibria Lunae; or, The Wars of the Women and the Gods, An Allegorical Burlesque, a satire on the struggle for women's rights.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

22 January 1917: American President Woodrow Wilson made his...

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22 January 1917

American President Woodrow Wilson made his well-known Peace Without Victory speech.
Bussey, Gertrude, and Margaret Tims. Pioneers for Peace: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 1915-1965. WILPF British Section, 1980.
27
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 127

4 September 1778: The United States signed a treaty of alliance...

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4 September 1778

The United States signed a treaty of alliance with the Netherlands.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
114

1992: It was first hinted by non-medical writers...

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1992

It was first hinted by non-medical writers that the source of AIDS might be contaminated oral polio vaccine used in Africa in the 1950s, mainly in the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Porter, Roy. “Tissue Wars”. London Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2000, pp. 34-5.
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1963: Leeds International Pianoforte Competition,...

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1963

Leeds International Pianoforte Competition , one of the world's preeminent piano competitions, was begun by Fanny Waterman .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1 January 1906: The Government of Australia prohibited the...

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1 January 1906

The Government of Australia prohibited the import of opium except for medicinal purposes.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 933

1866: Forty workhouses in London were employing...

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1866

Forty workhouses in London were employing 142 nurses for approximately 21,250 patients.
Dingwall, Robert et al. An Introduction to the Social History of Nursing. Routledge, 1988.
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Mary Deverell

MD is a remarkably interesting and talented miscellaneous writer of lower-class background and strong feminist views. Her essays and short poems (published in the later eighteenth century) are delightful, her longer narrative poem and tragic...

1789: Erasmus Darwin published The Loves of the...

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1789

Erasmus Darwin published The Loves of the Plants, as the second part of his scientific poem The Botanic Garden.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

By 1750: More people in England worked in manufacture,...

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By 1750

More people in England worked in manufacture, commerce and in services than in agriculture.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
xxvii

1997: England's women's cricket team first played...

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1997

England's women's cricket team first played in trousers.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

End of June 1741: News reached London of a serious British...

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End of June 1741

News reached London of a serious British defeat at Cartagena on the coast of present-day Colombia.
Browning, Reed. The War of the Austrian Succession. St Martin’s Press, 1993.
58-61
Anderson, Matthew Smith. The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748. Longman, 1995.
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1866: Paul Verlaine published Poèmes saturnien...

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1866

Paul Verlaine published Poèmes saturniens.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Verlaine, Paul. “Introduction”. Selected Poems, translated by. Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre, University of California Press, 1948.
viii

2 September 1990: The United Nations Convention on the Rights...

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2 September 1990

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child came into effect, having been adopted the previous November.
“Conventions on the Rights of the Child”. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 20 Nov. 1989.

14 April 1702: A Comparison Between theTwo Stages, probably...

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14 April 1702

A Comparison Between theTwo Stages, probably by Charles Gildon , was anonymously published.
Gildon, Charles. A Comparison Between the Two Stages. Editor Wells, Staring B., Princeton University Press; Oxford University Press, 1942.
xii and n5
Staring B. Wells doubted this attribution, though it continues to be generally made.
Gildon, Charles. A Comparison Between the Two Stages. Editor Wells, Staring B., Princeton University Press; Oxford University Press, 1942.
xii n5

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...

Jean Binta Breeze

JBB is a Jamaican-British poet who published her first collection in 1983, having begun performing a few years earlier. Her poetic style is based around verbal delivery and musical accompaniment. Her writing is often centred...

1929: The British edition of Harper's Bazaar, published...

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1929

The British edition of Harper's Bazaar, published by Condé Nast , began monthly publication, depicting a fashionable lifestyle.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
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White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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13 April 1795: The Oracle and Public Advertiser coined for...

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13 April 1795

The Oracle and Public Advertiser coined for the times the name The Advertising Age.
Benedict, Barbara M. “Jane Austen and the Culture of Circulating Libraries: The Construction of Female Literacy”. Revising Women: Eighteenth-Century "Women’s Fiction" and Social Engagement, edited by Paula R. Backscheider, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000, pp. 147-00.
154-6

15 October 1874: The Home Secretary issued a circular to various...

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15 October 1874

The Home Secretary issued a circular to various politicians and government officials requesting their opinion on the current penal laws against assaults on women.
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England. Princeton University Press, 1989.
162-3

1949: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, released the previous...

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1949

Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet,William Shakespeare released the previous year, became the first British film to win the Oscar for best film.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
401

22 March 1947: Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in Delhi as...

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22 March 1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in Delhi as the last Viceroy of India, with a brief to end British rule by June 1948. He accelerated this timetable, and Independence was dated 15 August 1947.
Jack, Ian, and Jawaharlal Nehru. “Foreword”. A tryst with destiny, Guardian News and Media, 2007, pp. 5-6.
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27 September 1831: The British Association for the Advancement...

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27 September 1831

The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) was founded at a meeting in York.
Cannon, Susan Faye. Science in Culture: The Early Victorian Period. Dawson; Science History Publications, 1978.
130, 201, 216
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
386-7
Knight, David. The Age of Science: The Scientific World-View in the Nineteenth Century. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
108, 129
Brock, William H. Science for All: Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education. Variorum, 1996.
I: 95
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
175
Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
180-1

1933: Alexander Korda produced the film The Private...

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1933

Alexander Korda produced the film The Private Life of Henry VIII; it starred Charles Laughton , who won the Oscar for best actor for his role in this picture.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
377
Pickard, Roy. The Oscar Movies from A to Z. Frederick Muller, 1977.
127

January 1780: Evangelicalism received a boost when the...

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January 1780

Evangelicalism received a boost when the Rev. John Newton moved from Olney in Buckinghamshire to London at the invitation of businessman John Thornton .
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.