Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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1492: John Tate first began making paper in England,...
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1492
John Tate
first began making paper in England, at Stevenage in Hertfordshire.
Norris, F. H. Paper and Paper Making. Oxford University Press, 1952.
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6 December 1712: Joseph Addison and his associates ceased...
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6 December 1712
Joseph Addison
and his associates ceased publishing The Spectator.
Addison, Joseph et al., editors. The Spectator (1711-1714). Clarendon Press, 1965, 5 vols.
554 (1712): 491
By 24 November 1888: After separating from her husband Sir Coutts...
17 November 1858: Robert Owen, socialist, died at Newtown in...
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17 November 1858
Robert Owen
, socialist, died at Newtown in Montgomeryshire.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
107
16 August 1878: The Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act...
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16 August 1878
The Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act was passed, containing an initial recognition of the principle that girls and women had the right to sit for public competitive examinations and to take university degrees.
Jordan, Alison. “‘Opening the Gates of Learning’: The Belfast Ladies’ Institute, 1867-97”. Coming into the Light: The Work, Politics and Religion of Women in Ulster, 1840-1940, edited by Janice Holmes and Diane Urquhart, The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, 1994, pp. 33-57.
49-50
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
September 1862: The Prussian government called in the conservative...
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September 1862
The Prussian government called in the conservative Otto von Bismarck
—then Prussian Ambassador at Paris—as prime minister.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
90
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
245
Sheehan, James J. “The German States and the European Revolution”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 246-79.
278
June 1879: The Conservative government appointed a Select...
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June 1879
The Conservative government appointed a Select Committee on the Contagious Diseases Acts.
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.
128, 130
1888: Louisa Lawson launched The Dawn: A Journal...
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1888
Louisa Lawson
launched The Dawn: A Journal for Australian Women.
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm.
Norquay, Glenda. Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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8 February 1647: Elizabeth Lilburne was arrested for circulating...
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8 February 1647
Elizabeth Lilburne
was arrested for circulating pamphlets by her husband, John Lilburne
, a leader of the group later called Levellers
(who published nearly forty such works between spring 1640 and late September 1649).
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
482-3
1772: Henry Dagge argued in Considerations on Criminal...
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1772
Henry Dagge
argued in Considerations on Criminal Law, against the whole spirit of the times, that the law was morally wrong to make property, not defilement, the measure of damage in cases of abduction.
Schwarz, Joan I. “Eighteenth-Century Abduction Law and Clarissa”. Clarissa and Her Readers, edited by Carol Houlihan Flynn and Edward Copeland, AMS Press, 1999, pp. 269-08.
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
603
By December 1773: Henry Brooke published his sentimental novel...
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By December 1773
Henry Brooke
published his sentimental novel Juliet Grenville.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
36 (1773): 443-53
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.
1894: The Phonetic Shorthand Writer's Association...
Davy, Teresa. “Shorthand Typists in London, 1900-1939”. Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work, edited by Leonore Davidoff and Belinda Westover, Tiptree, 1986.
124
1957: Thalidomide was first put on the market in...
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1957
Thalidomide was first put on the market in Germany, as a sedative, under the brand name Contergan.
Hindell, Keith, and Madeleine Simms. Abortion Law Reformed. Peter Owen, 1971.
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9 August 1971: From this date prisoners in Ireland convicted...
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9 August 1971
From this date prisoners in Ireland convicted of politically motivated offences were held at HM Prison Maze
(The Maze) near Belfast; the last ones were transferred to other establishments and the prison was...
