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29 July 1959: The Obscene Publications Act (England), 1959,...

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29 July 1959

The Obscene Publications Act (England), 1959, replacing a predecessor of 1857, substantially modified its elements; it newly provided the defence of public good (which was held to include literary merit), and the use...

15 October 1886: Sigmund Freud presented a paper to the Viennese...

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15 October 1886

Sigmund Freud presented a paper to the Viennese Society of Physicians called On Male Hysteria and established his private practice for the treatment of hysterics in Vienna.
Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
461

1843: The Magazine of the Beau Monde, or Monthly...

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1843

The Magazine of the Beau Monde, or Monthly Journal of Fashion ceased publication after twelve years.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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29 June 1757: The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government,...

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29 June 1757

The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government, this time a Whig coalition with William Pitt .
Furneaux, Rupert. The Seven Years War. Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973.
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February 1890: Queen Victoria appointed twenty-two members,...

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February 1890

Queen Victoria appointed twenty-two members, including royalty and commoners with experience in district nursing associations, to the Council of the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses ; this group later became known as the Queen's...

Mary Cowden Clarke

MCC was a leading nineteenth-century Shakespearean scholar, who (in collaboration with her husband, Charles Cowden Clarke ) annotated editions, compiled a concordance, and wrote a key or encyclopaedia, and on her own account produced an...
Mary Cowden Clarke Portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke, circa 1870's. Black and white portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke. She faces forward with a neutral expression, and her hair is covered by a lacy bonnet, save for a few curls at that fall just above her cheekbones. She wears a white dress with lace detailing.

27 October 1931: Irene Ward (later Dame Irene) was elected...

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27 October 1931

Irene Ward (later Dame Irene) was elected for the Conservatives to the British Parliament , where she remained for thirty-eight of the next forty-two years, making her the longest-serving woman MP.
Brakeman, Lynne, and Susan Gall, editors. Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places and Events that Shaped Women’s History. Gale Research, 1997.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

January 1853: Napoleon III married Eugénie de Montijo,...

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January 1853

Napoleon III married Eugénie de Montijo , daughter of a Spanish nobleman.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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Jemima Tautphoeus

JT , an Irish-born, mid-Victorian writer who lived most of her life in Bavaria, wrote four novels. Her work was often praised for its descriptions of the Bavarian landscape and people—both upper-class and peasant—who inhabited it.
Jemima Tautphoeus Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Jemima Tautphoeus, wearing a dark dress buttonrf in front and a light lace collar. She has dark, chin-length, wavy hair, and a shawl over her head and shoulders.

1 November 1604: Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, written since...

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1 November 1604

Shakespeare 's tragedy Othello, written since 30 September of the previous year, was performed before James I at Whitehall.
Kay, Dennis. Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era. William Morrow, 1992.
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3 March 1943: 173 people suffocated in an air-raid shelter...

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3 March 1943

173 people suffocated in an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green in London, after one person fell and others in turn fell over them.
Fitzgerald, Penelope. “Nuthouse Al”. London Review of Books, 18 Feb. 1999, p. 12.
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December 1895: The first motor ambulance was exhibited in...

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December 1895

The first motor ambulance was exhibited in Paris at the Salon du Cycle.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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After 3 May 1606: From allusions in Shakespeare's Macbeth,...

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After 3 May 1606

From allusions in Shakespeare 's Macbeth, it seems that this tragedy was completed after this date.
Shakespeare, William. “Introduction”. Macbeth, edited by Kenneth Muir, Methuen, 1953, p. xi - lxxiv.
xviii-xx

Late November 1642: Abel Tasman sighted the lands which later...

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Late November 1642

Abel Tasman sighted the lands which later became Tasmania and New Zealand; a national park is now named after him.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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Abel Tasman. http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080423094744/http://www.muffley.net/pacific/dutch/tasman.htm.

1829: Ten novels about Ireland were published this...

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1829

Ten novels about Ireland were published this year: the largest number for any year in a decade which, with fifty-two Irish novels published, scored highest in the century so far.
Belanger, Jacqueline. “Some Preliminary Remarks on the Production and Reception of Fiction Relating to Ireland, 1800-1829”. Cardiff Corvey: Reading the Romantic Text, Vol.
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, May 2000.
Stevens, Anne. “Tales of Other Times: A Survey of British Historical Fiction, 1770-1812”. Cardiff Corvey: Reading the Romantic Text, Vol.
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, Dec. 2001.

10 December 1979: Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace...

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10 December 1979

Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ministering to the poor and homeless of India. Early in the following century the process was set in motion for making her a saint.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.

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.

1889-1893: Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera...

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1889-1893

Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera house, where he instigated many changes. Most notably, French and German operas were performed in their original language for the first time at that venue.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
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Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
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8 February 1761: In the first of two years' very great revival...

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8 February 1761

In the first of two years' very great revival among the [Methodist ] societies,
Fletcher, Mary Bosanquet. The Life of Mrs. Mary Fletcher. Editor Moore, Henry, 1751 - 1844, T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837.
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Sarah Crosby , on a visit to Derby and having the previous week conducted a prayer meeting of twenty-seven...

1972: Look Now, a monthly fashion magazine directed...

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1972

Look Now, a monthly fashion magazine directed at women aged 15 to 29, began publication from Stamford Street, London.
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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Ferguson, Marjorie. Forever Feminine: Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Femininity. Heinemann, 1983.
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27 February 1970: Women's Liberation member Marilyn Webb founded...

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27 February 1970

Women's Liberation member Marilyn Webb founded the women's newspaper off our backs.
Brownmiller, Susan. In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Dial, 1999.
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14 March 1878: A Bill to restrain the licence of the Indian...

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14 March 1878

A Bill to restrain the licence of the Indian press was passed at Calcutta.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 825

October 1875: L. M. Hubbard edited the first monthly issue,...

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October 1875

L. M. Hubbard edited the first monthly issue, in London, of the Woman's Gazette, a practical guide for genteel women pursuing employment.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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1975: This year was designated International Women's...

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1975

This year was designated International Women's Year, though the intiative of Helvi Sipila of the United Nations .
Ross, Elizabeth Arledge, and Miriam L. Bearse. A Chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. Editors Boyle, Karen E. and The Oral History Project Advisory Group, The Feminist Archive, 1996, http://Bodleian.
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Greer, Germaine. The Madwoman’s Underclothes. Picador, 1987.
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By 22 July 1797: William Beckford published a second and more...

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By 22 July 1797

William Beckford published a second and more marked burlesque attack on women's writing: Azemia: A Descriptive and Sentimental Novel. Interspersed with Pieces of Poetry.
Beckford, William. Azemia. Sampson Low, 1797, 2 vols.
1: 21; 2: 43, 61, 236ff
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2nd ser. 20 (1797): 470