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December 1837-April 1839: George Grey made two journeys to explore...

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December 1837-April 1839

George Grey made two journeys to explore the coastal areas north of Perth, Western Australia.
Clark, Charles Manning Hope. A History of Australia. Melbourne University Press, 1981.
III: 38-40, 74

January 1731: Edward Cave published the first number of...

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January 1731

Edward Cave published the first number of The Gentleman's Magazine: the first monthly periodical and longest-running British literary journal.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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Christine Brooke-Rose

CBR 's literary output includes five books of criticism and literary theory, sixteen novels, a collection of short stories, poetry, and an autobiography. She was an influential twentieth-century critic and theorist, and she is a...

January 1852: Publisher John Chapman purchased the Westminster...

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January 1852

Publisher John Chapman purchased the Westminster and Foreign Quarterly and began issuing it as the Westminster Review (which, twenty-eight years and several mergers back, had been its original name).
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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2 September 1843: The Economist, a new weekly founded by businessman...

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2 September 1843

The Economist, a new weekly founded by businessman and MP James Wilson , issued its first number.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
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1978: The Corner Bookshop in Leeds, and the Fourth...

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1978

The Corner Bookshop in Leeds, and the Fourth Idea Bookshop in Bradford (both feminist or left-wing centres) were attacked by the National Front .
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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By June 1762: Arthur Murphy anonymously published An Enquiry...

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By June 1762

Arthur Murphy anonymously published An Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Literary Property.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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1788: The Quaker Thomas Clarkson travelled round...

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1788

The QuakerThomas Clarkson travelled round British ports collecting evidence (in the face of obstacles and opposition) about the operations of the slave trade.
Dickson, Mora. The Powerful Bond: Hannah Kilham 1774-1832. Dobson, 1980.
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Laura Ormiston Chant

LOC published numerous pamphlets and speeches on social purity, temperance, and women's rights, as well as songs, a novel, and a book of poetry that includes a feminist verse novel. Her writing reflects many of...
Laura Ormiston Chant Black and white photograph of Laura Ormiston Chant, seated in an ornately carved rocking chair with one elbow resting on an armrest, her arm upright and her head propped against that hand. Her other arm is outstretched so that hand can rest on the other armrest. She wears a dress with a pattern of stitched vines and buttons up the front, and her hair is pulled back.

1976: Penelope Gilliatt published another study...

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1976

Penelope Gilliatt published another study of a French filmmaker: Jacques Tati.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

June 1866: The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution...

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June 1866

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which gave male Negroes the vote, was drafted so as to deny the vote to women.
James, Joseph B. The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment. University of Illinois Press, 1965.
130, 203
Faber, Doris. Petticoat Politics: How American Women Won the Right to Vote. Lothrip, Lee and Shepard, 1967.
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February 1778: Franz Anton Mesmer, inventor of animal magnetism,...

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February 1778

Franz Anton Mesmer , inventor of animal magnetism, arrived in Paris to promote his theory.
Darnton, Robert. Mesmerism: and the End of the Enlightenment in France. Harvard University Press, 1968.
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January 1790: The Cercle Social, a political social club...

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January 1790

The Cercle Social , a political social club which included women, was founded in Paris.
Levy, Darline Gay et al., translators. Women in Revolutionary Paris, 1789-1975: Selected Documents Translated with Notes and Commentary. University of Illinois Press, 1979.
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Elson Roessler, Shirley. Out of the Shadows: Women and Politics in the French Revolution, 1789-95. Peter Lang, 1996.
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Godineau, Dominique. The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution. Translator Streip, Katherine, University of California Press, 1998.
105, 369

By 20 September 1939: According to one (unofficial) calculation,...

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By 20 September 1939

According to one (unofficial) calculation, 750,000 people had been thrown out of work within two weeks by the prospect of war.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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1868: Emily Taylor (1795-18), who is remembered...

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1868

Emily Taylor (1795-18), who is remembered for books connected with her school-teaching career, published Memories of some Contemporary Poets, with Selections from their Writings, with a good representation of women among her subjects (from...

1958: An Adoption Act was passed in Britain, which...

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1958

An Adoption Act was passed in Britain, which facilitated the reclaiming of adopted children by a biological parent or parents.
Rogers, Rick. Crowther to Warnock: How fourteen reports tried to change children’s lives. Heinemann Educational Books in association with the International Year of the Child, 1980.
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28 September 1803: Prosper Mérimée, novelist and short story...

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28 September 1803

Prosper Mérimée , novelist and short story writer, was born in Paris, France.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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29 July 1949: BBC television aired its first weather b...

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29 July 1949

BBC television aired its first weather broadcast.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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January 1914: The Westminster Review (which had been launched...

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January 1914

The Westminster Review (which had been launched under this title on 24 January 1824, and modified its title from time to time on acquiring another periodical) issued its final number.
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1932: The National Union of Tailors and Garment...

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1932

The National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers was formed in the UK.
Wilson, Elizabeth. Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity. Virago Press, 1985.
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1973: Erin Pizzey of the Chiswick women's refuge...

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1973

Erin Pizzey of the Chiswick women's refuge was the presiding spirit behind the first Women's Aid (WA) National Conference, held in London.
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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31 July 1838: The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act extended the...

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31 July 1838

The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act extended the English New Poor Law to Ireland, despite the marked differences between the two countries.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
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Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1983: The ANC (African National Congress), in exile...

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1983

The ANC (African National Congress ), in exile in London, proclaimed a Year of United Action, and a new South African party, the United Democratic Front , was founded.
Johnson, Richard William. “An Unreliable Friend”. London Review of Books, 19 Aug. 1999, pp. 27-8.
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8 June 1885: A Punch cartoon by Du Maurier on the annual...

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8 June 1885

A Punch cartoon by Du Maurier on the annual Royal Academy exhibition made fun of the recent controversy over nude models.
McMaster, Juliet. That Mighty Art of Black-and-White. Linley Sambourne, Punch, and the Royal Academy. Ad Hoc Press, 2009.
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1879: August Bebel published Women and Socialism;...

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1879

August Bebel published Women and Socialism; it was widely distributed, despite being banned under anti-socialist law in Germany.
Folbre, Nancy. “Socialism, Feminist and Scientific”. Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics, edited by Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson, University of Chicago Press, 1993, pp. 94-110.
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