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1708: The first Quaker bibliography, John Whiting's...

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1708

The first Quaker bibliography, John Whiting's A Catalogue of Friends' Books. . . , was published by Tace Sowle .
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
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May 1919: The charity Save the Children was publicly...

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May 1919

The charity Save the Children was publicly launched at the Albert Hall in London, largely through the efforts of the sisters Dorothy Buxton and Eglantyne Jebb , to alleviate suffering caused in Europe by...

14 June 1792: The title of radical novelist Robert Bage's...

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14 June 1792

The title of radical novelist Robert Bage 's anonymous Man As He Is, published this day, suggests the unpalatable truths revealed by reformers or satirists; it influenced later titles chosen by William Godwin and...

August 1975: Enid Nemy's New York Times story entitled...

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August 1975

Enid Nemy 's New York Times story entitled Women Begin to Speak Out Against Sexual Harassment at Work was syndicated across the USA, popularizing and legitimating the term coined three months before by Cornell

25 June 1798: A new tax on the upper classes came into...

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25 June 1798

A new tax on the upper classes came into effect, levying two guineas for the privilege of running a coach or carriage with armorial bearings (that is, a coat of arms) painted on it.
Le Faye, Deirdre. A Chronology of Jane Austen and her Family. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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10 October 1851: A month prior to the opening of the Calais-Dover...

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10 October 1851

A month prior to the opening of the Calais-Dover telegraph cable, John Julius Reuter established an office in London to provide stock information between London and Paris via telegraph; this service formed the basis of...

After 18 March 1954: English-educated, American historical or...

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After 18 March 1954

English-educated, American historical or biographical novelist Anya Seton issued her best-known work, Katherine, about the commoner from whom descends every English monarch since Henry VII .
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.

1842: A bill to legalize marriage between a man...

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1842

A bill to legalize marriage between a man and his deceased wife's sister was introduced in the House of Commons . It did not pass.
Anderson, Nancy F. “The ’Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill’ Controversy: Incest Anxiety and the Defense of Family Purity in Victorian England”. Journal of British Studies, Vol.
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, No. 2, 1982, pp. 67-86.
68, 79
Behrman, Cynthia Fansler. “The Annual Blister: A Sidelight on Victorian Social History and Parliamentary History”. Victorian Studies, Vol.
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, June 1968, pp. 483-02.
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Stella Gibbons

SG was a gifted comic writer whose lively, parodic first novel, Cold Comfort Farm, was such a success that it has tended to eclipse her later achievements. Much of her writing was inspired by...
Stella Gibbons Black-and-white photo of Stella Gibbons, 28 November 1977. She is posing in front of bookshelves, looking off into the distance from behind tortoise-shell glasses.

9 July 1785: Publisher-printer William Strahan died worth...

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9 July 1785

Publisher-printer William Strahan died worth nearly £100,000. His firm was at this date operating eleven printing presses.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Suarez, Michael F. “The Business of Literature: The Book Trade in England from Milton to Blake”. A Companion to Literature from Milton to Blake, edited by David Womersley, Blackwell, 2000, pp. 131-47.
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Buchan, James. “That sh—te Creech”. London Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2007, pp. 13-14.
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1892-1901: American-born reformer Victoria Woodhull...

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1892-1901

American-born reformer Victoria Woodhull published The Humanitarian, a journal devoted to eugenics and other sociological topics.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1815: Robert Owen, in a ground-breaking pamphlet,...

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1815

Robert Owen , in a ground-breaking pamphlet, Observations on the Effect of the Manufacturing System, called for regulation of the employment of children in factories.
Burmester, James et al. English Books. James Burmester Rare Books, 1985–2026, Numbered catalogues.
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2 November 1988: Robert Morris, an American graduate student,...

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2 November 1988

Robert Morris , an American graduate student, released the first hostile Internet worm, which disabled several thousand university, military, and corporate computers within an hour after its release.
Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
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16 April 1746: The (mostly Highland) forces of Charles Edward...

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16 April 1746

The (mostly Highland) forces of Charles Edward Stuart , and with them the Jacobite cause, were defeated at the Battle of Culloden in Scotland by forces (mostly English) loyal to George II , led by...

1874: Mary Cecil Hay published Old Myddleton's...

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1874

Mary Cecil Hay published Old Myddleton's Money, an early detective story combining sensation fiction with small-town satire.
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.
Maunder, Andrew, and Sally Mitchell, editors. Varieties of Women’s Sensation Fiction, 1855-1880. Vol. 6 vols., Pickering and Chatto.
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March 1648: This month saw the outbreak of the conflict...

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March 1648

This month saw the outbreak of the conflict variously known as the Second Civil War or the War Between the Three Kingdoms, which ended only with the death of the king .
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
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10 December 1997: Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace...

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10 December 1997

Jody Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines , of which she was a founding coordinator.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.

4 December 2009: The search engine Google initiated the use...

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4 December 2009

The search engine Google initiated the use of 57 signals to create profiles of all its users from the searches they carry out.
Pariser, Eli. “In our own little internet bubbles”. Guardian Weekly, 24 June 2011, pp. 32-3.
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1800-1848: The estimated national expenditure on newspaper...

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1800-1848

The estimated national expenditure on newspaper advertisements between these years rose from £160,960 to £499,360.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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9 August 1870: The Education Act established a national...

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9 August 1870

The Education Act established a national elementary education system governed by local school boards, to which women could be elected.
Simon, Brian. Studies in the History of Education, 1780-1870. Lawrence and Wishart, 1960.
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Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
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Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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Ward, Mary Augusta. A Writer’s Recollections. Harper and Brothers, 1918.
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Christmas 1914: German and Allied forces at the front lines...

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Christmas 1914

German and Allied forces at the front lines began an informal cease-fire, which lasted up to five days, in honour of the season.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

26 November 1891: A private command performance of Mascagni's...

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26 November 1891

A private command performance of Mascagni 's Cavalleria Rusticana was presented at Windsor Castle for Queen Victoria .
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
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1 October 1828: The Cambridge campaign to increase the study...

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1 October 1828

The Cambridge campaign to increase the study of science in universities resulted in the founding of University College, London , which emphasized science; this was the date of the inaugural lecture.
Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

1882: Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs opened the...

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1882

Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs opened the world's first contraceptive clinic in Amsterdam.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
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1577, 1587: Compiler Raphael Holinshed and others issued...

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1577, 1587

Compiler Raphael Holinshed and others issued the collaborative Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. The third volume, 1587, brought the history up to the present day.
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.