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13 July 1584: A reconnaissance expedition sent by Sir Walter...

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13 July 1584

A reconnaissance expedition sent by Sir Walter Ralegh or Raleigh landed in North America, in what became the colony of Virginia. The next summer Ralegh, having received a patent or royal permission as a colonist...

1855: The Nuisance Removal Act was passed....

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1855

The Nuisance Removal Act was passed.
Smith, Francis Barrymore. The People’s Health, 1830-1910. Croom Helm, 1979.
199, 205-6
Wohl, Anthony S. Endangered Lives: Public Health in Victorian Britain. Harvard University Press, 1983.
153

1869: Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild sponsored the...

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1869

Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild sponsored the building of the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children in Southwark Bridge Road.
Smith, Francis Barrymore. The People’s Health, 1830-1910. Croom Helm, 1979.
155

May 1893: The Royal British Nurses' Association, which...

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May 1893

The Royal British Nurses' Association , which added the word Royal to its name in 1891, became the first association of professional women to be granted a charter of incorporation; however, they were not granted...

1875: The Post Office decided that a married woman...

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1875

The Post Office decided that a married woman not being a widow is not eligible for any appointment on the establishment of the Post Office and any single woman now on the establishment who may...

25 February 1948: A nationalist riot broke out in the Gold...

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25 February 1948

A nationalist riot broke out in the Gold Coast.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Winter 1932-3: An estimated 7 million people died in the...

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Winter 1932-3

An estimated 7 million people died in the Ukraine in the famine following Stalin 's collectivization of agriculture, and insistence that exports should continue no matter what the scarcity at home. This period in Ukrainian...

1975: The Employment Protection Act increased some...

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1975

The Employment Protection Act increased some rights concerning maternity entitlement.
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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1 June 1704: The habit of ladies' attending the theatre...

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1 June 1704

The habit of ladies' attending the theatre in masks was satirised in a song performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
2: 67

John Forster

1896: Una Ashworth Taylor published another novel,...

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1896

Una Ashworth Taylor published another novel, Nets for the Wind.
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.

1 July 1960: The newly independent British Somaliland...

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1 July 1960

The newly independent British Somaliland joined with Somalia as an independent republic.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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16 June 1928: In response to the debate about extending...

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16 June 1928

In response to the debate about extending the franchise to women in their twenties, the Daily Mail headlines read: Flapper Issue Resumed / Election Swamped by Women / Conservative Alarm at Flapper Vote Results /...

1858: Dr John Brown published at Edinburgh his...

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1858

Dr John Brown published at Edinburgh his first volume of essays, entitled Horae Subsecivae.
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.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1911: The Belfast Women's Suffrage Society was...

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1911

The Belfast Women's Suffrage Society was founded.
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
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Murphy, Cliona. The Women’s Suffrage Movement and Irish Society in the Early Twentieth Century. Temple University Press, 1989.
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Moody, Theodore William et al., editors. A New History of Ireland. Clarendon, 1976–2026, 10 vols.
8: 383

4 June 1924: Sir Edward Elgar became the first composer...

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4 June 1924

Sir Edward Elgar became the first composer to be named Master of the King's Music.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
365

1807: The Geological Society of London was founded;...

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1807

The Geological Society of London was founded; it adhered to empiricist methodology and did not admit women until the twentieth century.
Cannon, Susan Faye. Science in Culture: The Early Victorian Period. Dawson; Science History Publications, 1978.
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Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. Men Among the Mammoths: Victorian Science and the Discovery of Human Prehistory. University of Chicago Press, 1993.
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Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
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Taton, René, editor. Science in the Nineteenth Century. Translator Pomerans, Arnold J., Vol. 3, Basic Books, 1965.
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May 1959: C. P. Snow gave the year's Rede Lecture at...

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May 1959

C. P. Snow gave the year's Rede Lecture at Cambridge University : The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.
Boytinck, Paul. C. P. Snow: a reference guide. G. K. Hall, 1980.
337

1869: US physician George Henry Taylor patented...

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1869

US physician George Henry Taylor patented a steam-powered Manipulator for vibration and massage treatment of female disorders and other complaints.
Maines, Rachel P. The Technology of Orgasm: ’Hysteria’, the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
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25 May 1995: Naim Attallah, proprietor of the Women's...

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25 May 1995

Naim Attallah , proprietor of the Women's Press, published his first novel, entitled A Timeless Passion. Like all his other works, it was later asserted to be actually ghost-written, every word, by his...

By December 1751: The first volume of Theory and Practice of...

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By December 1751

The first volume of Theory and Practice of Midwifery by Scottish obstetrician William Smellie was published (written with help from Tobias Smollett ).
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
186
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
11: 318

1677: Jean Racine's tragedy Phèdre (or Phèdre et...

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1677

Jean Racine 's tragedy Phèdre (or Phèdre et Hippolyte) was both produced and published; its protagonist, wife of Theseus, falls in love with her stepson, Hippolytus, and when he refuses to respond she arranges...

1932: As Mrs. Wilfrid Ward, Josephine Ward published...

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1932

As Mrs. Wilfrid Ward, Josephine Ward published her novel Tudor Sunset.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1942: The Employment of Women (Control of Engagement...

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1942

The Employment of Women (Control of Engagement Order) stipulated that women between 20 and 30 could obtain employment only through employment exchanges.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Harriet Hamilton King

HHK , a deeply religious woman, published primarily during the second half of the nineteenth century and focused many of her writings on her lifelong passions: the struggle for Italian nationalism and the revolutionary figures...