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April 1916: The Women's International League Monthly...

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April 1916

The Women's International League Monthly News Sheet, organ of the British Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom , began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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22 February 1797: Irish-American colonel William Tate landed...

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22 February 1797

Irish-American colonel William Tate landed a small French invasion force at Fishguard Bay, Wales. This followed a larger-scale attempt through Ireland begun on 15 December 1796 which was abandoned the next month.
“On This Day: 22 February 1797”. BBC History.
“The French Invasion of Fishguard”. Historic UK: The History of Wales.
“FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service”. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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29 February 1916: A Board of Education circular stipulated...

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29 February 1916

A Board of Education circular stipulated that school children should be hired for work only when no adult man or woman could fill the position.
Andrews, Irene Osgood. Economic Effects of the War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain. Oxford University Press, 1918.
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30 July 1949: Following a report of 1945, the Legal Aid...

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30 July 1949

Following a report of 1945, the Legal Aid and Advice Act received royal assent. It replaced a previously patchy or inadequate system with public funding for all those unable to pay a solicitor.
Hansard 1803-2005. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/.
Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949

1672: A Quaker committee set up by the first Yearly...

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1672

A Quakercommittee set up by the first Yearly Meeting began the work which resulted in decisions about members' publications: to vet them for acceptability, to finance, edit and distribute them, and to archive them.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
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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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1871: Prominent psychiatrist and physician G. Fielding...

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1871

Prominent psychiatrist and physician G. Fielding Blandford theorized about the prevalence of female insanity in Insanity and Its Treatment.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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Olivia Clarke

OC , sister of the more famous Irish writer Sydney Morgan , reads like an eighteenth-century writer though she was active in the early nineteenth century. She produced spirited light verse (always good-humoured though sometimes...

1870: By this date, the word lingerie began to...

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1870

By this date, the word lingerie began to be used in its modern sense.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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Angela Carter

AC was a prolific writer in many genres throughout the later twentieth century. Best known for her novels and short stories, she also wrote plays (for radio, screen and stage), poetry, children's stories, journal articles...
Angela Carter Black-and-white portrait photograph of Angela Carter, seated, at an event in Lecce, Italy, May 1986.

January 1896: Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna B....

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January 1896

Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna B. Hall founded the Massachusetts Audobon Society . The Society campaigned against the fashion of decorating women's hats with the plumage of exotic birds, a trend which was rapidly...

1 July 1848: John Cassell established the publishing firm...

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1 July 1848

John Cassell established the publishing firm of John Cassell in London with the first issue of a weekly newspaper, the Standard of Freedom.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 72, 82

1893: The Ladies' Golf Union was founded....

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1893

The Ladies' Golf Union was founded.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1 November 1915: The Women's International League (British...

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1 November 1915

The Women's International League (British Section) was founded at a conference held at Westminster.
Ducey, Mitchell F., editor. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Papers, 1915-1978. Microfilming Corporation of America, 1983.
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Liddington, Jill. “The Women’s Peace Crusade: The History of a Forgotten Campaign”. Over Our Dead Bodies: Women Against the Bomb, edited by Dorothy, 1923 - 2011 Thompson, Virago, 1983, pp. 180 - 98, 244.
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Late 1739: There was published, bearing the date of...

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Late 1739

There was published, bearing the date of 1740, The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies , commonly call'd Mother Ross. Taken from her own mouth, the story of a woman cross-dressing to be a soldier.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
Easton, Fraser. “Plebeianizing the Female Soldier”. Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS) Conference, St John’s, Newfoundland, 15 Oct. 2010.

August 1891-July 1892: The failure of crops in Russia prompted bans...

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August 1891-July 1892

The failure of crops in Russia prompted bans on grain exports; widespread famine ensued in spite of international relief efforts, and half a million Russians died as a result of the famine and a cholera...

Dorothy Bussy

As a writer DB is best known for Olivia, her immensely successful, anonymous or rather pseudonymous, autobiographical novel, published in 1949, about a young girl's development at a French boarding school in the later...
Dorothy Bussy Black and white photo of Dorothy Bussy outside a house. She is wearing loose-fitting trousers and a loose lace-patterned shirt belted at the waist. She has small wire-rimmed spectacles, a simple black ribbon around her neck, and short hair with a fringe. She has her head slightly on one side, an open book tucked under her arm, and a slight, quizzical smile.

April 1943: The government began to compel women with...

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April 1943

The government began to compel women with domestic responsibilities (who were exempt from full-time work) to work part-time in war-related labour.
Smith, Harold L. “The Effects of the War on the Status of Women”. War and Social Change: British Society in the Second World War, edited by Harold L. Smith, Manchester University Press, 1986.
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3 November 1978: Dominica became independent from Britain...

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3 November 1978

Dominica became independent from Britain.
Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present. Revised, Facts on File, 1999.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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April 2002: The London ward of Spitalfields was officially...

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April 2002

The London ward of Spitalfields was officially re-named Spitalfields-Banglatown in recognition of its large number of Bangladeshi inhabitants.
Sandhu, Sukhdev. “Come hungry, leave edgy”. London Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2003, pp. 10-13.
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1860: Ambroise Auguste Tardieu's Etude médico-légale...

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1860

Ambroise Auguste Tardieu 's Etude médico-légale surles sévices et mauvais traitments exercés sur des enfants, the first study of child abuse, was published in France.
Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff. The Assault on Truth: Freud’s Suppression of the Seduction Theory. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984.
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17 November 1881: Professor David Ferrier was unsuccessfuly...

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17 November 1881

Professor David Ferrier was unsuccessfuly tried for unlicensed vivisection under the recent Cruelty to Animals Act.
Collins, Wilkie. Heart and Science. Chatto and Windus, 1883, 3 vols.
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1989: Valerie Gillies, Judy Steel, and Shelley...

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1989

Valerie Gillies , Judy Steel , and Shelley Klein published their impressions of their journey through the United Kingdom in Tweed Journey.
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.

From late 1851: The trend of established drapers to expand...

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From late 1851

The trend of established drapers to expand into department stores began after the Great Exhibition.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1846: Richard M. Hoe, an American, patented the...

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1846

Richard M. Hoe , an American, patented the first successful rotary press, in which type and paper revolve together continuously on separate cylinders.
Yarwood, Doreen. Five Hundred Years of Technology in the Home. B. T. Batsford, 1983.
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Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
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