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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.

1848: The curriculum at the Female School of the...

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1848

The curriculum at the Female School of the government Schools of Design was made more feminine.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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Callen, Anthea. Women in the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914. Astragal Books, 1980.
28

7-19 April 1760: The Society of Artists held its annual exhibition,...

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7-19 April 1760

The Society of Artists held its annual exhibition, by permission, in rooms belonging to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Fleeman, John David, and James McLaverty. A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press, 2000, 2 vols.
2: 1002-3

9 November 1640: In a season during which John Pym and the...

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9 November 1640

In a season during which John Pym and the Long Parliament created the laws and institutions which were to guide the early parliamentarian regime, a committee was set up to consider the issue of recusants.
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
105-6

5 December 1726: The Opposition paper The Craftsman, by Caleb...

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5 December 1726

The Opposition paper The Craftsman, by Caleb Danvers (Lord Bolingbroke and others) published its first number.
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.

12 April 1917: By this date soldiers of the Canadian Corps...

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12 April 1917

By this date soldiers of the Canadian Corps had wrested control of Vimy Ridge near Arras in France from the German army, at the cost of 11,297 men killed, missing or wounded.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
under Vimy Ridge

1947: The WRNS (Women's Royal Navy Service or Wrens)...

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1947

The WRNS (Women's Royal Navy Service or Wrens) was made a permanent force, though it was cut back to its initial size of about 3,000 members.
van der Vat, Dan. “Commandant Vonla McBride”. The Guardian, 14 Aug. 2003, p. 27.
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1973: The Equal Pay Act of 29 May 1970 was finally...

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1973

The Equal Pay Act of 29 May 1970 was finally fully implemented, eighteen years after the government had promised gender equality in workers' pay.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

December 1930: N. C. W. News, from the National Council...

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December 1930

N. C. W. News, from the National Council of Women of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ended publication.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1691: Robert Gould published A Satyrical Epistle...

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1691

Robert Gould published A Satyrical Epistle to the Female Author of a Poem, call'd Silvia's Revenge, an antifeminist contribution to the Sylvia debate.
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.

Summer 19 15: Unit 3 of the Serbian Relief Fund, employing...

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Summer 19 15

Unit 3 of the Serbian Relief Fund , employing fourteen British women doctors and addressing itself to a typhus epidemic as well as wounds from battle, operated both in a hospital at Kragujevatz and in...

1770: The Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion or Venedotian...

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1770

The Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion or Venedotian Society was founded in London as a literary and social club, whose meetings had the goal of fostering Welsh literature and reviving the tradition of the eisteddfod or contest...

28 March 1867: H. A. Bruce presented Parliament with a women's...

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28 March 1867

H. A. Bruce presented Parliament with a women's suffrage petition bearing 3,559 signatures.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
163

1843: Scottish surgeon James Braid's Neurypnology;...

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1843

Scottish surgeon James Braid 's Neurypnology; or, the Rationale of Nervous Sleep discussed hypnotism (a renaming of phenomena hitherto known as mesmerism) and its potential benefits.
Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
281-2, 324

6 November 1817: Princess Charlotte died at 2.30 a.m. after...

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6 November 1817

Princess Charlotte died at 2.30 a.m. after delivering a stillborn son. Poor clinical judgement was to blame; intense national mourning and controversy followed.
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
142-4
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
205
Macalpine, Ida, and Richard Hunter. George III and the Mad-Business. Allen Lane, 1969.
241-2
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
2 (1817): 449

5 September 1935: Michael Joseph Limited was registered under...

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5 September 1935

Michael Joseph Limited was registered under the directorship of Joseph , Norman Collins , and Victor Gollancz , who also provided space at his publishing house at 14 Henrietta Street, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
175

June 12 1859: The Whig Party reformed under the leadership...

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June 12 1859

The Whig Party reformed under the leadership of Lord Palmerston , as the Liberal Party .
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
115
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
491
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
857

8 October 1970: Alexander Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel...

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8 October 1970

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
8 October 2013

September 1745: God save the King was first sung, at a London...

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September 1745

God save the King was first sung, at a London theatre; it was not yet a national anthem, but it converted to patriotic ends an existing tune with Jacobite words.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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1836: The University of London was founded, in...

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1836

The University of London was founded, in effect extending university education substantially in the provinces and colonies.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
22-4, 61-80
Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth, editor. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986. Hambledon Press, 1990.
xxiv

1856: British abolitionist Julia Griffiths, a supporter...

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1856

British abolitionist Julia Griffiths , a supporter of Frederick Douglass , toured England and Scotland founding women's auxiliaries.
Halbersleben, Karen I. Women’s Participation in the British Antislavery Movement, 1824-1865. Edwin Mellen Press, 1993.
195

From about 1314 to 1321: Dante Alighieri composed, for circulation...

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From about 1314 to 1321

Dante Alighieri composed, for circulation in manuscript, his religious allegory La divina commedia, comprising the Inferno, Purgatorio, and the Paradiso.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

1952: Michael Ventris first deciphered the Linear...

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1952

Michael Ventris first deciphered the Linear B script used in ancient Mycenean tablets discovered fifty years earlier by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos in Crete.
Sturrock, John. “Rongorongo”. London Review of Books, 19 Sept. 2002, pp. 11-12.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Evans, Sir Arthur John

1980: Lesley Abdela founded the 300 Group, an organization...

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1980

Lesley Abdela founded the 300 Group , an organization devoted to equalizing representation of women in the House of Commons .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

July1905: Household Words, founded by Charles Dickens,...

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July1905

Household Words, founded by Charles Dickens , ceased publication with volume 49 of its continuation dating from 13 April 1881. In its current form it was once more a monthly (after a period as a weekly).
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.