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Mary Prince

MP , whose text was published in 1831 after she came to London from the Caribbean, became well-known as an early nineteenth-century writer of detailed slave autobiography.
Mary Prince Title-page of the original edition of Prince's "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave", 1831, with a stanza from William Cowper.

1 January 2007: Sweden's Post och Inrikes Tidningar, cited...

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1 January 2007

Sweden's Post och Inrikes Tidningar, cited by the World Association of Newspapers as the world's oldest newspaper still in circulation, dropped its print edition to become an internet only publication.
“A Newspaper Timeline”. World Association of Newspapers.
“World’s oldest newspaper ends print version for Internet format”. Sweden.se: The Official Gateway to Sweden: News, 27 Jan. 2007.

December 1886: At a national delegates conference, the Scottish...

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December 1886

At a national delegates conference, the Scottish Typographical Association , the Typographical Association of England , and the London Society of Compositors passed a resolution admitting women to unions on condition that they were paid...

John Keats

John Keats Painting of John Keats by William Hilton after Joseph Severn. Keats is seated with an open book in front of him, his chin on his hand, gazing into the distance. National Portrait Gallery.

9 July 1910: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...

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9 July 1910

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies sponsored a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, attended by over 10,000 people, in support of the impending second reading of the Conciliation Bill.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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Meiling Jin

A poet, children's writer, and short-story writer , MJ is known for her her trenchant autobiographical approaches to social issues. As well as writing poetry and short stories, she is also a radio broadcaster and a...

1861: Maria Rye established the Female Middle Class...

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1861

Maria Rye established the Female Middle Class Emigration Society in response to the scarcity of jobs in England for girls and women.
Wagner, Gillian. Children of the Empire. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
Parkes, Bessie Rayner. “A Review of the Last Six Years”. Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and the Langham Group, edited by Candida Ann Lacey, 2nd edition, Routledge, 2001, pp. 215-22.
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Women’s Library. “Appendix 1.4 (1FME): Female Middle Class Emigration Society (FMCES)”. The Women’s Library, 1 Mar. 2006.
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1941: Artist Paul Nash painted air-war pictures...

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1941

Artist Paul Nash painted air-war pictures such as Bombers over Berlin.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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5 July 1775: The American Continental Congress adopted...

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5 July 1775

The American Continental Congress adopted the Olive Branch Petition, reiterating the colonists' grievances but professing their attachment to George III .
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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1879: E. C. F. Otto patented the dicycle: a velocipede...

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1879

E. C. F. Otto patented the dicycle: a velocipede with its two wheels side by side instead of one behind the other.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Compact Edition, Oxford University Press, 1982.

1767: Oliver Goldsmith selected and edited Poems...

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1767

Oliver Goldsmith selected and edited Poems for Young Ladies, dividing it into three sections: Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining.
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.

1 April 1940: The Land Girl, a magazine aimed at members...

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1 April 1940

The Land Girl, a magazine aimed at members of the Women's Land Army , began publication.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
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Tyrer, Nicola. They Fought in the Fields: The Women’s Land Army: The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996.
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By Summer 1884: Helen Hunt Jackson, activist on behalf of...

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By Summer 1884

Helen Hunt Jackson , activist on behalf of native Americans, published her novel Ramona, set in California, only a little more than a year before her death of cancer.
American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/home.html.

18 May 1848-March 1849: The National Assembly of Germany, comprised...

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18 May 1848-March 1849

The National Assembly of Germany , comprised of newly-elected delegates, sat at Frankfurt, debating the terms of the constitution it was developing.
Sheehan, James J. “The German States and the European Revolution”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 246-79.
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March 1815: Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba,...

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March 1815

Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba, and marched northwards through France, gathering an army for a further military showdown with the nations of Europe.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

1903: The employment of an English sculptor, Eric...

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1903

The employment of an English sculptor, Eric Gill , by the German press Insel-Verlag represented the start of a vigorous, international influence in book design.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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1842: Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory...

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1842

Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory on head forms, including his cranial index to differentiate between races.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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Williams, L. Pearce. Album of Science: The Nineteenth Century. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.
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1881: A voluntary treatment centre for prostitutes...

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1881

A voluntary treatment centre for prostitutes was opened by the Rescue Society of London .
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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June 1849: The Italian revolution was suppressed in...

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June 1849

The Italian revolution was suppressed in Rome, where armies of by now non-revolutionary France (sent to protect the Pope) besieged and reconquered the city.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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16 December 1966: The BBC screened its famous Wednesday play...

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16 December 1966

The BBC screened its famous Wednesday playCathy Come Home, a drama about a homeless family written by Jeremy Sandford (husband of Nell Dunn ), produced by Tony Garnett , and directed by Ken Loach .
Gilbey, Ryan. “Putting the Manifesto before the Movie”. London Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2002, pp. 34-5.
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Cathy Come Home. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/cathycomeho/cathycomeho.htm.

1774: The British Novelist: Or, Virtue and Vice...

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1774

The British Novelist: Or, Virtue and Vice in Miniature was published in twelve volumes of abridged texts by Sarah and Henry Fielding , Richardson , Smollett , and Lennox .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

29 October 1919: The New Zealand legislative council bill...

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29 October 1919

The New Zealand legislative council bill made women eligible to sit in Parliament.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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November 1850: Harriot Hunt was formally accepted into the...

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November 1850

Harriot Hunt was formally accepted into the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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Elizabeth Heyrick

Though, as a woman, she worked behind the scenes (not in parliament but through print and private direct action) EH of Leicester was a major, under-recognised figure in the campaign for the abolition of the...

July 1833: Russia negotiated a treaty at Unkiar Skelessi...

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July 1833

Russia negotiated a treaty at Unkiar Skelessi with Turkey, which was now in need of protection.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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