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1878: British Churchman W. L. Blackley proposed...

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1878

British Churchman W. L. Blackley proposed a scheme for government-sponsored old age pensions.
Hennock, Ernest Peter. British Social Reform and German Precedents: The Case of Social Insurance, 1880-1914. Clarendon Press, 1987.
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Williamson, John B., and Fred C. Pampel. Old-Age Security in Comparative Perspective. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Pratt, Henry J. Gray Agendas. University of Michigan Press, 1993.
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10 June 1942: After the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia,...

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10 June 1942

After the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich , every male at the mining village of Lidice was shot, and women and children deported.
Mackworth, Cecily. Czechoslovakia Fights Back. Lindsay Drummond, 1942.
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1886: Mary Kingsley Tibbits became the first woman...

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1886

Mary Kingsley Tibbits became the first woman admitted as a student by the University of New Brunswick on the same terms as men, after hiring a lawyer who succeeded in striking down the exclusion of...

Dorothy Boulger

DB 's writings spanned many forms and genres during the last three decades of the nineteenth century. She published a large number of novels (which include the semi-autobiographical), short stories, ghost stories, and adapted fairy...
Dorothy Boulger Title page from the US edition of Dorothy Boulger's best-remembered novel, "Pretty Miss Bellew", 1875, published under the pseudonym "Theo. Gift". It bears the owl logo of the publisher Henry Holt and Company, New York (now subsumed in Macmillan).

January 1800: The British Magazine, a leading conservative...

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January 1800

The British Magazine, a leading conservative periodical, began publication.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.

Anne Dacier

AD , a Frenchwoman, was active as a classical scholar, editor, translator, and critic during the early eighteenth century. Her work and her reputation were well known in England.
Anne Dacier Black and white engraved portrait of Anne Dacier. She is facing the viewer, though turned to her left a little. She wears a gown with lace detailing along the neckline and collar, with a head-dress attached at the back of her head; her hair is gathered there, and falls around her shoulders. Her expression is neutral.

August 1967: The government responded to the Plowden committee's...

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August 1967

The government responded to the Plowden committee's call for special resources for schools in deprived areas: funds were allocated.
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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Late 1918: After the end of the war, the Women's Local...

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Late 1918

After the end of the war, the Women's Local Government Society became the Women's Citizens Association .
Hollis, Patricia. Ladies Elect: Women in English Local Government, 1865-1914. Clarendon, 1987.
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10 December 1976: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, founders...

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10 December 1976

Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan , founders of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement , were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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.

1922: The Austin Seven, a small four-seater with...

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1922

The Austin Seven, a small four-seater with a four-cylinder engine nicknamed the Chummy, became the first affordable car in Britain.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1851: Winchester opened the first free library...

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1851

Winchester opened the first free library under the Public Libraries Act (1850).
Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
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Marie Stopes

MS was best known for her early-twentieth-century writing on motherhood and birth control, and for her strong commitment to educating women in the practice of contraception. In order to communicate detailed instructions on topics that...
Marie Stopes Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Marie Stopes, c. 1918. She has short curly hair, and wears a dress with dark sleeves and broad white collar, a necklace of large beads, and a white Panama-style hat with a dark bow.

1855: Lord Dunaldson suggested the use of the poisonous...

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1855

Lord Dunaldson suggested the use of the poisonous gas sulphur dioxide in the Crimean War.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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1747: The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure...

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1747

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure began publication in London; it ran until 1815.
Italia, Iona. Philosophers, Knights-Errant, Coquettes and Old Maids. Cambridge University, 1997.
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1874: The Association of Headmistresses was founded...

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1874

The Association of Headmistresses was founded by Frances Mary Buss and Dorothea Beale .
Kamm, Josephine. Indicative Past: A Hundred Years of The Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Allen and Unwin, 1971.
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Fletcher, Sheila. Feminists and Bureaucrats: A Study in the Development of Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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11 May 1655: England captured the island of Jamaica from...

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11 May 1655

England captured the island of Jamaica from the Spanish.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
II: 575
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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: The second number of Orion. A Miscellany...

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Autumn 1945

The second number of Orion. A Miscellany appeared: Rosamond Lehmann was one of the editors, along with C. Day Lewis and Edwin Muir .
British Book News. British Council.
(1946): 308

9 June 1817: Knitter Jeremiah Brandreth led an uprising...

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9 June 1817

Knitter Jeremiah Brandreth led an uprising of 300 men, who marched from Pentridge in Derbyshire to nearby Nottingham.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

4 January 1960: Existentialist French writer Albert Camus...

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4 January 1960

Existentialist French writer Albert Camus died in a car crash at the early age of forty-eight.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
4 January 2008

1926: The League of National Life was co-founded...

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1926

The League of National Life was co-founded by Dr Halliday Sutherland and Dr Letitia Fairfield , among others, to combat the theory and practice of birth control.
Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
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20 September 1932: In London, the Methodist Church formally...

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20 September 1932

In London, the Methodist Church formally united its different groups under one body.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Davies, Rupert E., and E. Gordon Rupp, editors. A History of the Methodist Church in Great Britain. Epworth, 1965–2026.
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Elizabeth Beverley

EB 's works, all opportunistic money-raisers, are pamphlets of many different kinds, dating from the early nineteenth century. Their production was closely connected with her career as a stage performer. Some are in verse, while...

October 1790: Thomas Walker founded the Manchester Constitutional...

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October 1790

Thomas Walker founded the ManchesterConstitutional Society .
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
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23 April 1705: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd...

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23 April 1705

The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fool by Richard Steele opened on stage.
Steele, Sir Richard. The Plays of Richard Steele. Editor Kenny, Shirley Strum, Clarendon, 1971.
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May 1832: Brothers William and Robert Chambers founded...

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May 1832

Brothers William and Robert Chambers founded the W. and R. Chambers publishing firm in Edinburgh.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 83, 85