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630: Saint Eanswida founded a convent for women...

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630

Saint Eanswida founded a convent for women at Folkestone in Kent.
Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin, 1971.
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By 1838: Stagecoaches were doing more business bringing...

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By 1838

Stagecoaches were doing more business bringing passengers to and from railway stations than actually transporting passengers over long distances.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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1883: Karl Pearson, closest disciple198n111 of...

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1883

Karl Pearson , closest disciple
Heilmann, Ann. New Woman Strategies: Sarah Grand, Olive Schreiner, Mona Caird. Manchester University Press, 2004.
198n111
of Sir Francis Galton (who took over Galton's Eugenics Record Office in 1907), published a lecture, The Ethic of Freethought, which endorses the limitations imposed on women by childbearing.
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.

22 October 1903: William Edward Hartpole Lecky, historian,...

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22 October 1903

William Edward Hartpole Lecky , historian, died at Onslow Gardens, Kensington.
Eagle, Dorothy et al. The Oxford Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 1993.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

20 July 1715: The Riot Act (An Act for Preventing Tumults,...

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20 July 1715

The Riot Act (An Act for Preventing Tumults, and Riotous Assemblies) received the royal assent.
Porter, Roy. English Society in the Eighteenth Century. Penguin, 1982.
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Journals of the House of Commons. Printed by order of the House of Commons.
18: 232

24 August 1910: Japan annexed Korea, which it had occupied...

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24 August 1910

Japan annexed Korea, which it had occupied during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5).
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
224
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 115

15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...

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15, 17 June 2011

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library and the British parliamentary archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network. 15 June 2011.

1948: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger completed...

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1948

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger completed a highly successful ballet drama film entitled The Red Shoes.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
256, 450

1922: Anna Freud presented a paper to the Vienna...

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1922

Anna Freud presented a paper to the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society entitled Beating Phantasies and Day Dreams, on the basis of which she was accepted as a member.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
II: 18

May 1788: The Analytical Review: or history of literature...

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May 1788

The Analytical Review: or history of literature domestic and foreign began publication, edited by Thomas Christie and published by Joseph Johnson .
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.

15 June 1703: Playwright and architect John Vanbrugh bought...

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15 June 1703

Playwright and architect John Vanbrugh bought land for a new theatre in the Haymarket, London. The theatre eventually opened as the Queen's Theatre during the 1704-5 season.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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February 1927: Alice Holland produced the first issue of...

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February 1927

Alice Holland produced the first issue of Working Woman, a monthly Communist Party paper published in London.
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1689: The Advocates Library was founded in Edinburgh...

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1689

The Advocates Library was founded in Edinburgh as a working library for the legal profession.
“A Brief History”. NLS: National Library of Scotland.
“The Advocates Library”. The Faculty of Advocates.

1881: The Natural History Museum opened in South...

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1881

The Natural History Museum opened in South Kensington as the British Museum (Natural History).
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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Knight, David. The Age of Science: The Scientific World-View in the Nineteenth Century. Basil Blackwell, 1986.
100, 144

By April 1772: A work entitled Essay on the Force of Imagination...

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By April 1772

A work entitled Essay on the Force of Imagination in Pregnant Women exploded (not for the first time) myths about a woman's fantasies physically marking the body of the embryo in her womb.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
33 (1772): 329

21 January 1793: Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in Paris...

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21 January 1793

Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in Paris after trial by the French National Convention .
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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Tomalin, Claire. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Revised, Penguin, 1992.
170
Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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Lefebvre, Georges. The French Revolution. Routledge and K. Paul, 1962.
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2005: Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women...

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2005

Ariel Levy 's Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture argued that feminism had been co-opted by consumer culture in ways that were not serving women well.
Levy, Ariel. Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. Free Press, 2005.

January 1896: Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna B....

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January 1896

Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna B. Hall founded the Massachusetts Audobon Society . The Society campaigned against the fashion of decorating women's hats with the plumage of exotic birds, a trend which was rapidly...

Phillis Wheatley

Despite her youth at the time she published most of her works, PW is an interesting and original late eighteenth-century poetic voice. Her poems (dozens published in newspapers, as well as collected) and letters range...
Phillis Wheatley Oval engraving of Phillis Wheatley, frontispiece to her "Poems on Various Occasions," 1773. She sits at a desk writing with a quill pen on paper, a book and ink bottle nearby, wearing a servant's white cap, wide collar, and apron. Text surrounding the image reads: "Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston."

After 15 May 1930: The world's first airline stewardesses (all...

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After 15 May 1930

The world's first airline stewardesses (all eight of them nurses) worked for the American firm Boeing Air Transport (later United Airlines ) for three years before other airlines adopted the idea.
Hudson, Kenneth. Air Travel: A Social History. Adams and Dart, 1972.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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1 November 1653: A neighbour reported that Joan Carlile (c....

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1 November 1653

A neighbour reported that Joan Carlile (c. 1606-79), one of the earliest identified female professional painters in Britain, was moving with her husband and family from Petersham in Surrey to London, where she meanes...

4-5 July 1967: The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its...

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4-5 July 1967

The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons : scheduled for the late-night slot on 4 July, it passed when 101 supporters remained for the final vote...

Enid Bagnold

EB experienced both dazzling successes and spectacular flops in the course of her writing career, which spanned much of the twentieth century. Her best-known works are National Velvet (1935), popularized as a novel for children...
Enid Bagnold Black and white photograph of Enid Bagnold in profile from the shoulders up. In one upraised hand she holds a cigarette. She wears a dark-coloured shirt with white around the collar and cuffs.

About June 1390: John Gower finished composing his only English...

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About June 1390

John Gower finished composing his only English poem, the miscellaneous collection of tales entitled Confessio Amantis; it was printed by William Caxton in 1483.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Medbh McGuckian

MMG , who lives in Northern Ireland, is well-regarded among contemporary poets writing in English. She began by writing a very private and reserved poetry. Using images from the home and from nature, she explored...