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13 May 1851: John Ruskin published a letter in The Times...

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13 May 1851

John Ruskin published a letter in The Times lauding the works of the Pre-Raphaelites .
Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross, editor. English Art, 1800-1870. Clarendon, 1959.
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13 April 1951: The first Miss World contest was held at...

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13 April 1951

The first Miss World contest was held at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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July 1987: Shirley Gee published her stage play Ask...

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July 1987

Shirley Gee published her stage play Ask for the Moon, which exposes past and present exploitation of female labour, and criticises the system cuasing it.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.
“Bowker’s Global Books in Print”. globalbooksinprint.com.

28 August 1816: The Dey or Governor of Algiers signed a peace...

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28 August 1816

The Dey or Governor of Algiers signed a peace treaty with England and Holland, one article of which decreed an end to the practice of making slaves of Christians captured in battle.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
86 (1816 no. 2): 354-5

1 September 1925: The Charleston dance appeared in England...

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1 September 1925

The Charleston dance appeared in England.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

March 1882: Ella Stockton's play Madcap Violet had its...

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March 1882

Ella Stockton 's play Madcap Violet had its premiere at Sadler's Wells Theatre .
Mullin, Donald C. Victorian Plays: A Record of Significant Productions on the London Stage, 1837-1901. Greenwood Press, 1987.
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27 November 1790: The French Assembly required public officials,...

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27 November 1790

The French Assembly required public officials, including the clergy, to swear a loyalty oath to the Civil Constitution.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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Lefebvre, Georges. The French Revolution. Routledge and K. Paul, 1962.
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Waldron, Mary. Lactilla, Milkwoman of Clifton: The Life and Writings of Ann Yearsley, 1753-1806. University of Georgia Press, 1996.
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1 November 1614: Ben Jonson's comedy Bartholomew Fair was...

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1 November 1614

Ben Jonson 's comedy Bartholomew Fair was performed before James I , to whom it was dedicated, by the Lady Elizabeth's Servants .
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
Collinson, Patrick. “Saints on Sundays, Devils All the Week after”. London Review of Books, 19 Sept. 2002, pp. 15-16.
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1861-5: The Lancashire cotton famine occurred: a...

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1861-5

The Lancashire cotton famine occurred: a period of intense hardship among workers in the cotton industry, produced when the American Civil War disrupted trade.
Longmate, Norman. The Hungry Mills. Temple Smith, 1978.

Germaine Greer

GG , scholar and media person, was one of the early and most important voices in the explosion of feminist theory and action in the 1970s. She also worked in journalism and published a satirical...
Germaine Greer Black-and-white photo of Germaine Greer, looking at the camera and holding a tall bunch of sticks as she stretches one leg over a fence, March 1971.

Early 1872: The Obstetrical Society began registering...

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Early 1872

The Obstetrical Society began registering midwives through an examination and annual licensing system.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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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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Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
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Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1769: Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered...

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1769

Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered spinning mill of his own invention near Hockley, Nottingham.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

Emily Faithfull

EF , Victorian feminist, was a publisher before she was an author. After years of intermittent journalistic writing and editing, she published a novel and a travel book. She also became well-known as a lecturer.
Emily Faithfull Albumen carte-de-visite of Emily Faithfull taken some time in the mid to late 1860s. (A carte-de-visite was a photo in the small size of the visiting card.) She is wearing a single-button jacket with white shirt collar and bow tie, looking quite sharp. Her hair is parted in the middle and slicked to the sides.

26 February 1802: Novelist and poet Victor Hugo was born in...

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26 February 1802

Novelist and poet Victor Hugo was born in Besançon, France.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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10 December 1927: Charles Thomson Rees Wilson from Great Britain...

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10 December 1927

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson from Great Britain and Arthur Holly Compton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
Nobel Prize in Literature. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/.

1939: Book Club Regulations stipulated, among other...

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1939

Book Club Regulations stipulated, among other requirements, that book clubs (with the exception of religious and political clubs) could not release cheaper club editions less than a year from their first publication.
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
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By 9 July 1859: George Meredith published his first major...

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By 9 July 1859

George Meredith published his first major novel, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Collie, Michael. George Meredith: A Bibliography. University of Toronto Press, 1974.
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8 October 1898: The Chrimes Brothers, who sold abortion pills...

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8 October 1898

The Chrimes Brothers, who sold abortion pills called Lady Montrose's Miracle Female Tabules, blackmailed between eight and ten thousand of their customers by sending out letters threatening exposure if they did not receive £2...

June 1851: Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the...

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June 1851

Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the Wilderness, adapted from German by Maria Lovell , premiered at Drury Lane .
Mullin, Donald C. Victorian Plays: A Record of Significant Productions on the London Stage, 1837-1901. Greenwood Press, 1987.
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Powell, Kerry. Women and Victorian Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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1835: Doctor Peter Parker embarked on long-term...

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1835

Doctor Peter Parker embarked on long-term volunteer medical work in China.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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1883: The Society for Promoting Industrial Villages...

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1883

The Society for Promoting Industrial Villages was established by businessmen and social reformers.
Callen, Anthea. Women in the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914. Astragal Books, 1980.
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1 February 1840: Death sentences on Welsh Chartist leaders...

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1 February 1840

Death sentences on Welsh Chartist leaders were commuted to transportation for life.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011, editor. The Early Chartists. Macmillan, 1971.
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Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011. Outsiders: Class, Gender and Nation. Verso, 1993.
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12 June 1963: Medgar Evers, field secretary of the Mississippi...

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12 June 1963

Medgar Evers , field secretary of the Mississippi NAACP , was assassinated, shot down from behind
Brown, Carolyn J. “Sister Act: Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty”. Study the South, 25 Mar. 2015.
in his own driveway in Jackson, Mississippi.
Marrs, Suzanne. Eudora Welty: A Biography. Harcourt, Inc., 2005.
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1855: Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen, a German chemist...

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1855

Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen , a German chemist from Heidelberg, invented with his assistant C. Desaga the Bunsen burner, in which gas is mixed with air before ignition.
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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By 1912: The Women's Co-operative Guild Congress officially...

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By 1912

The Women's Co-operative Guild Congress officially endorsed divorce law reform.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
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Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
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