Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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William John Courthope
1973: The inaugural Businesswoman of the Year award...
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1973
The inaugural Businesswoman of the Year award was bestowed upon Stella Brummel
, managing director of the machinery company Benford Ltd
.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
12 February 1985: The Irish Age of Majority Act lowered the...
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12 February 1985
The Irish Age of Majority Act lowered the age of majority in Ireland from 21 to 18; the age could be lower still for people who were married.
Acts of the Oireachtas. Stationery Office, 1938–2026.
2 (1985): 3-4
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Charlotte Eliza Humphry
Mrs C. E. Humphry
, a journalist at a time when the field was just opening up to women, began her career with a popular newspaper column aimed at women. This chatty column appeared in...
January 1782: The European Magazine and London Review began...
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January 1782
The European Magazine and London Review began monthly publication in London.
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.
21 August 1913: The Lock-Out Strike began in Dublin when...
Yeates, Padraig. Lockout: Dublin, 1911. Gill and Macmillan, 2000.
“New book on the 1913 Dublin lockout: The divine gospel of discontent”. swp.ie: Socialist Workers Party in Ireland.
13 January 1976: Argentina suspended diplomatic ties with...
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13 January 1976
Argentina suspended diplomatic ties with Britain over the possession of the Falkland Islands.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
412
1792: Mary Birket or Birkett, an Irish Quaker in...
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1792
Mary Birket or Birkett
, an Irish Quaker in her late teens who was resident in England, published at Dublin in two parts A Poem on the African Slave Trade. Addressed to her Own Sex.
Basker, James G., editor. Amazing Grace. Yale University Press, 2002.
Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross, editor. English Art, 1800-1870. Clarendon, 1959.
284-5
1850: Scottish doctor Robert Knox in The Races...
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1850
Scottish doctor Robert Knox
in The Races of Men posited racial difference as the foundation of human conflict; a second edition followed in 1862.
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.
Kaplan, Cora, and Dinah Mulock Craik. “Introduction”. Olive; and, The Half-Caste, Oxford University Press, 1996, p. ix - xxv.
xv-xvi
Beckman, Linda Hunt. Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters. Ohio University Press, 2000.
112 and n93
20 May 1549: A parliamentary Act of Uniformity prescribed...
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20 May 1549
A parliamentary Act of Uniformity prescribed use of the first Book of Common Prayer in parish churches; every church had to possess a copy.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
242
MacCulloch, Diarmaid. “How good is it?”. London Review of Books, Vol.
33
, No. 3, 3 Feb. 2011, pp. 20-2.
21
Smyth, Adam. “23153.8; 19897.7; 15635”. London Review of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2015, pp. 37-9.
37
29 March 1939: Britain and France, in the face of Nazi German...
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29 March 1939
Britain and France, in the face of NaziGerman aggression, promised support to Poland.
14 March 1733: Sir Robert Walpole first proposed the immensely...
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14 March 1733
Sir Robert Walpole
first proposed the immensely controversial Excise Bill.
Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons, 1715-1754. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
1: 1-2
1637: Pierre Corneille's French classical tragedy...
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1637
Pierre Corneille
's French classical tragedy Le Cid was staged in London and translated into English.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
1892: Helen Wallace published her final novel as...
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1892
Helen Wallace
published her final novel as Gordon Roy, For Better, for Worse.
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.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
21 April 1876: It was discovered that Charles Bravo died...
2 November 1936: The BBC began the world's first regular public...
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2 November 1936
The BBC
began the world's first regular public television service from Alexandra Palace in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
381
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
1926: Three-quarters of the local education authorities...
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1926
Three-quarters of the local education authorities in Britain discriminated against married women, forcing them to resign upon marriage.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
82
September 1878-September 1880: The Ameer (Emir) of Afghanistan rejected...
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September 1878-September 1880
The Ameer (Emir) of Afghanistan rejected British diplomatic overtures after signing a treaty with Russia, and war followed; this was part of a long-running boundary dispute with Russia.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
