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6 October 1848: Imperial troops clashed with Viennese radicals,...

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6 October 1848

Imperial troops clashed with Viennese radicals, beginning the so-called second revolution.
Deák, István. “Lawful Revolutions and the Many Meanings of Freedom in the Habsburg Monarchy”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 280-14.
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1824: John Lizars of Edinburgh performed the first...

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1824

John Lizars of Edinburgh performed the first ovariotomy in Britain; it was later discovered that the patient had been misdiagnosed and the operation was unnecessary.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Dictionary of American Biography. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929–2026, 1-20.

14-29 August 1822: George IV visited Edinburgh (first reigning...

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14-29 August 1822

George IV visited Edinburgh (first reigning monarch to do so since the 1630s); Sir Walter Scott laid on a lavish display of Scottish national pride.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1988: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, appointed...

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1988

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , appointed its first woman conductor, Sian Edwards .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1808-14: This period of Indian history was called...

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1808-14

This period of Indian history was called The Great Anarchy because Anglo-Indians (men of mixed race) were discharged from the British Army, where many had been doing well; feeling betrayed, many took service in...

1594: The statutes of the Grammar School at Bunbury...

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1594

The statutes of the Grammar School at Bunbury in Cheshire allowed for the admission of a number of girls.
Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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November 1880: Future nursing educator Margaret Huxley enrolled...

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November 1880

Future nursing educator Margaret Huxley enrolled in the training programme for nurses at St Bartholomew's Hospital .
McGann, Susan. The Battle of the Nurses: A Study of Eight Women who Influenced the Development of Professional Nursing, 1880-1930. Scutari, 1992.
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1830: The British Ladies' Lying-In Institution...

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1830

The British Ladies' Lying-In Institution opened this year in the fashionable district of Mayfair, and trained a few women to become midwives.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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27 April 1966: Ian Brady and Myra Hindley went on trial...

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27 April 1966

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley went on trial at Chester for the sexual assault and murder of five girls and boys aged between ten and seventeen; they were sentenced to life imprisonment.
“Moors Murderer Hindley Dies”. BBC News, 16 Nov. 2002.

1853: In Scotland, the Forbes MacKenzie Act enforced...

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1853

In Scotland, the Forbes MacKenzie Act enforced almost uniform Sunday closing on licensed establishments.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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By October 1926: The BBC named Hilda Matheson as its first...

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By October 1926

The BBC named Hilda Matheson as its first Director of Talks, one of the most highly paid jobs for a woman in any organisation at that time,
Carney, Michael. Stoker. Published by the author, 1999.
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as her biographer puts it.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Carney, Michael. Stoker. Published by the author, 1999.
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Harriett Jay

A now largely-forgotten novelist and playwright, HJ was prolific and popular in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. She wrote eight novels, the majority devoted to the contemporary state of Ireland from an Anglo...
Harriett Jay Black and white photograph of Harriett Jay, seated in a chair and leaning her elbow on a desk, with a potted plant behind. She is wearing a long, simple, white dress with lace trim at the sleeves and throat, and a silver bracelet and ring. Her light hair is pulled back, with short curls in front.

21 August 2006: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, not yet in her...

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21 August 2006

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , not yet in her thirties, had her first big success with her novel Half of a Yellow Sun, set during the civil war in Nigeria which lasted from 1967 to 1970.
Blackwell’s Online Bookshop. http://Bookshop.Blackwell.co.uk.

1860: The Lady's Review, a magazine that attempted...

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1860

The Lady's Review, a magazine that attempted to discuss social change, began in London and died within the year.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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April 1874: Henry Maudsley published Sex in Mind and...

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April 1874

Henry Maudsley published Sex in Mind and in Education in Fortnightly Review, which developed his view that women should not be permitted to train as doctors.
Collie, Michael. Henry Maudsley: Victorian Psychiatrist. West End House, 1988, http://HSS.
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Regina Maria Roche

RMR had great success as a popular Irish novelist and leading Minerva Press author, using her own name and often listing her previous titles. She also published a couple of novellas, though most of the...

19 July 1885: A corps of Salvation Army soldiers presented...

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19 July 1885

A corps of Salvation Army soldiers presented to Parliament a petition to raise the age of sexual consent.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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May 1809: William Blake's exhibition of his own work...

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May 1809

William Blake 's exhibition of his own work opened at 28 Broad Street (his brother James's house); though scheduled to close in September, it ran until 2 June 1810.
Hamlyn, Robin, and Michael Phillips. William Blake. Tate Gallery, 2000.
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3 September 1953: Florence Horsbrugh, first female Minister...

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3 September 1953

Florence Horsbrugh , first female Minister of Education in a Conservative government, was given a Cabinet seat after serving nine months without one; she held office till 18 October 1954.
Simon, Brian. Education and the Social Order, 1940-1990. Lawrence and Wishart, 1991.
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April 1924: The Walworth committee (which had been running...

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April 1924

The Walworth committee (which had been running a Women's Welfare Centre since 1922) adopted the name of the Society for the Provision of Birth Control Clinics . The Society grew out of the Malthusian League

1978: In this year were produced both Elisabeth...

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1978

In this year were produced both Elisabeth Bond 's first play, The Great War Show, and her dramatic representation of a moment in the suffrage struggle, Chalking the Flags, performed by Theatre Mobile .
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.

1856: Alexis de Tocqueville published L'Ancien...

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1856

Alexis de Tocqueville published L'Ancien Régime et la Révolution, a study of pre-evolutionary France.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1868: Mary Abigail Dodge published Woman's Wrongs:...

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1868

Mary Abigail Dodge published Woman's Wrongs: A Counter-Irritant in Boston under the name of Mary Hamilton.
Hedrick, Joan. Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life. Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Library of Congress Online Catalog. http://catalog.loc.gov/.

September 1745: God save the King was first sung, at a London...

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September 1745

God save the King was first sung, at a London theatre; it was not yet a national anthem, but it converted to patriotic ends an existing tune with Jacobite words.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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Augusta Gregory

Augusta Gregory was a highly energetic and creative force in the Irish Literary Revival, which began in the late nineteenth century. Material from her collections and translations of Irish folklore, epics, and oral poetry inspired...
Augusta Gregory Black and white photograph of Augusta Gregory, shown in profile from the waist up. She is wearing a dark sweater and her light, wavy hair is pulled back.