Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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25 May 1875: Grace Annie Lockhart became the first woman...
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25 May 1875
Grace Annie Lockhart
became the first woman in the British Empire with a university degree: a BSc from Mount Allison College
(later University) in New Brunswick, Canada, three years after it opened to women.
“Grace Annie Lockhart”. Tantramar Historic Sites.
6 June 1654: Queen Christina abdicated from the throne...
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6 June 1654
Queen Christina
abdicated from the throne of Sweden; crowned queen at the age of five in 1632, she was crowned again in December 1644 on reaching eighteen.
Marks, Tracy. Queen Christina of Sweden. 13 Feb. 2003, http://www.windweaver.com/christina/christina.htm.
9 October 1738: The audience at the New Haymarket Theatre...
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9 October 1738
The audience at the New Haymarket Theatre
rioted against the appearance of a company of French comedians.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
3: 729, 735-6
14 August 1775: American ships raided Bermuda, capturing...
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14 August 1775
American ships raided Bermuda, capturing forts and carrying off all the powder in their magazines.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
93
1955: Rosalind Wade published Come Fill the Cup...
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1955
Rosalind Wade
published Come Fill the Cup (titled from a hedonistic line in Edward FitzGerald
), a novel dealing with alcoholism.
MJJ
, born in 1800, was a poet, novelist, reviewer, travel writer, children's writer, and essayist. Before her death at the age of thirty-three, she published a two-volume collection of fiction, essays, and poetry, as...
1397: Two books of ABC were bought for the daughters...
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1397
Two books of ABC were bought for the daughters of the future Henry IV
: Blanche, aged five, and Phillippa, aged three.
Orme, Nicholas. From Childhood to Chivalry: The Education of the English Kings and Aristocracy, 1066-1530. Methuen, 1984.
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1836: A distinctive die for newspaper stamps was...
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1836
A distinctive die for newspaper stamps was introduced to prevent illegal trading of stamps.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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1641: Pierre Corneille published his classical...
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1641
Pierre Corneille
published his classical tragedy Horace, which had been first performed the previous year.
Philips, Katherine. Collected Works. Editors Thomas, Patrick et al., Stump Cross Books, 1990–1993, 3 vols.
3: 119
21 October 1958: The Life Peerages Act expanded the House...
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21 October 1958
The Life Peerages Act expanded the House of Lords
to include, as well as holders of hereditary titles, public figures honoured with life peerages which would not descend to their children.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
414
Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
298
Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press, 1991.
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United Kingdom Parliament. http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/.
“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/.
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December 1848: Edgar Allan Poe published The Poetic Principle...
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December 1848
Edgar Allan Poe
published The Poetic Principle in The Southern Literary Messenger after presenting it as a successful public lecture in Providence earlier in December.
Meyers, Jeffrey. Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1992.
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1931: The Obelisk Press in Paris was established...
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1931
The Obelisk Press
in Paris was established by Jack Kahane
, in part to combat prudery in British publishing.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
98
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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By January 1786: Charles Wilkins' translation from Sanskrit...
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By January 1786
Charles Wilkins
' translation from Sanskrit of the Bhagvat Gita was published at the particular desire of Warren Hastings
and by the authority of the court of directors of the East India Company
.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
61 (1786): 1
1915: The first plastic surgery ward in Britain...
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1915
The first plastic surgery ward in Britain opened at the Cambridge Hospital at Aldershot, in response to the huge numbers of patients with facial deformities created by the First World War.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
352
4 August 1944: The Dutch Jewish family of Otto Frank, including...
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4 August 1944
The Dutch Jewish family of Otto Frank
, including fifteen-year old Anne Frank
, were betrayed to the Gestapo
after more than two years of hiding in their secret annexe above the offices at 263...
1515: The first free grammar school in England...
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1515
The first free grammar school in England was founded at Manchester. (Up to then fees had in principle been paid.)
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.
1-14 June 1914: Militant suffragettes drew attention to their...
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1-14 June 1914
Militant suffragettes drew attention to their cause with several acts of violence; they burned down a sixteenth-century church at Wargrave and set off bombs at Westminster Abbey (near the Coronation Chair), and at St George's...
21 June 1813: The British victory at the aptly-named Vitoria...
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21 June 1813
The British victory at the aptly-named Vitoria ended the Peninsular War by driving the French out of Spain.
Page, F. C. G. Following the Drum: Women in Wellington’s Wars. Deutsch, 1986.
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August 1914: The Union of Democratic Control was established...
About 1790: A ballad entitled The Female Captain was...
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About 1790
A ballad entitled The Female Captain was performed on stage by a Mrs Wrighten
in military uniform, with patter urging men in the audience to fight for their country.
Dugaw, Dianne. Warrior Women and Popular Balladry 1650-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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17 February 1600: Giordano Bruno, a Neapolitan philosopher...
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17 February 1600
Giordano Bruno
, a Neapolitan philosopher and former Dominican friar, was burned by the Inquisition
, apparently less for his support of Copernicus
than for his Plato
nist and Pantheistic thinking.
Plumptre, C. E. Giordano Bruno. Chapman and Hall, 1884.
