Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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1743: Laurence Heister advised in his A General...
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1743
Laurence Heister
advised in his A General System of Surgery on how to deal with the pain and fear of women facing mastectomy (with, of course, no anaesthetics).
Heister, Laurence. A General System of Surgery. W. Innys, 1743.
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6 May 1992: Marlene Dietrich died at the age of ninety;...
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6 May 1992
Marlene Dietrich
died at the age of ninety; her career in cabaret and films had spanned 1930s Berlin and postwar Hollywood.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
513
29 June 1855: The first number appeared of Daily Telegraph...
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29 June 1855
The first number appeared of Daily Telegraph and Courier, a newspaper which as the Daily Telegraph is still published in London in the twenty-first century.
12 October 1854: W. H. Russell began reporting in The Times...
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12 October 1854
W. H. Russell
began reporting in The Times on army medical service in the Crimean War, specifically on the confusion, mismanagement, and maladministration which he saw at the scene of action.
Cohen, Emmeline W. The Growth of the British Civil Service 1780-1939. Archon Books, 1965, http://U of G.
110
Cohen, Emmeline W. The Growth of the British Civil Service 1780-1939. Archon Books, 1965, http://U of G.
110
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
274
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Journalist and editor of the newspaper The Provincial Freeman in the northern US and Canada during the mid nineteenth century, MASC
also wrote a short book advocating emigration to Canada for free blacks living in...
Early 1759: Voltaire published his most famous single...
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Early 1759
Voltaire
published his most famous single work, the philosophical tale Candide; ou, L'Optimisme, simultaneously in several different countries; three English translations appeared that same year.
Wade, Ira O. “The First Edition of Candide: A Problem of Identification”. Princeton University Library Chronicle, Vol.
20
, 1959, pp. 63-88.
Wade
21 January 1919: The first Dáil Éireann or Irish Constituent...
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21 January 1919
The first Dáil Éireann
or Irish Constituent Assembly convened, consisting of members elected for Sinn Féin
at the British election of 14 December 1918, and regarding itself as the legitimate government of Ireland.
Hickey, D. J., and J. E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History From 1800. Gill and Macmillan, 2003.
444
“Houses of the Oireachtas—Where it began!”. Houses of the Oireachtas / Tithe an Oireachtas.
“22 January 1919”. The Guardian, 22 Jan. 2016, p. 22.
June 1994: The left-wing political monthly Red Pepper:...
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June 1994
The left-wing political monthly Red Pepper: Green Socialism was launched, with Hilary Wainwright
as editor.
Brooks, Libby. “Ruth Rendell: Dark lady of whodunnits”. The Guardian, 3 Aug. 2002, pp. 16-19.
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8 September 1836: The Transcendental Club (also known as the...
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8 September 1836
The Transcendental Club
(also known as the Hedge Club
and the Symposium
) was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts; it brought together various thinkers who were at the forefront of Transcendentalism.
Geldard, Richard G., editor. The Essential Transcendentalists. Penguin, 2005.
68, 89
The Web of American Transcendentalism. http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/index.html.
Oxford Reference. http://www.oxfordreference.com.
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Harriet Hamilton King
HHK
, a deeply religious woman, published primarily during the second half of the nineteenth century and focused many of her writings on her lifelong passions: the struggle for Italian nationalism and the revolutionary figures...
March 1870: Elizabeth Garrett was designated visiting...
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
128
18 March 1755: There was published at London an anthology...
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18 March 1755
There was published at London an anthology entitled The Matrimonial Preceptor: A Collection of Examples and Precepts Relating to the Married State.
Fleeman, John David, and James McLaverty. A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press, 2000, 2 vols.
1: 300
18 May 1866: The Labouring Classes Dwellings Act allowed...
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18 May 1866
The Labouring Classes Dwellings Act allowed for philanthropic organizations to borrow capital costs from the Public Works Loan Commissioners for the construction of working-class housing.
Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
384
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
1861-1891: The number of hospital beds available throughout...
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1861-1891
The number of hospital beds available throughout England and Wales increased by an average of 1,600 beds per year.
Maggs, Christopher. “Nurse Recruitment to Four Provincial Hospitals 1881-1921”. Rewriting Nursing History, edited by Celia Davies, Barnes and Noble, 1980, pp. 18-40.
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17 May 1954: In Brown vs Board of Education, the US Supreme...
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17 May 1954
In Brown vs Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racially segregated schools and schooling were unconstitutional: a violation of the 14th Amendment.
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 241
Culley, Margo. “The courage of their convictions”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xvii
, No. 8, May 2000, pp. 1-4.
3
“Desegregation: Introduction”. Old Dominion University Libraries: Special Collections: Manuscripts.
1846: Alexander Bain's method of sending telegraph...
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1846
Alexander Bain
's method of sending telegraph messages using punched paper tape greatly increased the speed of transmission.
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.
315
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Christabel Pankhurst
CP
's early writing career was devoted to advancing the cause of militant suffragism; the second half of her career marked a shift to religious radicalism formed in part by her experience of the first...
28 March 1956: The BBC's Crystal Palace television station...
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28 March 1956
The BBC
's Crystal Palace television station was opened.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
386
July 1928: Jennie Lee, a Scottish coalminer's daughter,...
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July 1928
Jennie Lee
, a Scottish coalminer's daughter, was selected as Labour
candidate for the constituency of Lanarkshire; she was elected to the House of Commons
as its youngest member in a by-election in February...
Around 1941-43: The publication of patriotic statistics encouraged...
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Around 1941-43
The publication of patriotic statistics encouraged newspaper and magazine recycling (generally known as salvage).
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
143
Briggs, Susan. Keep Smiling Through. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975.
175, 187
1734-5: William Hogarth's second print series, A...
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1734-5
William Hogarth
's second print series, A Rake's Progress, depicted the downward spiral of a young man.
Hunt, Margaret R. The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780. University of California Press, 1996.
73-5
1840: Etienne Robert Gaubert received an English...
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1840
Etienne Robert Gaubert
received an English patent for the Gérotype, a type-distributing machine.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
145
1819: American doctor John Scudder journeyed to...
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1819
American doctor John Scudder
journeyed to Ceylon to volunteer in a long-term medical capacity; he was a pioneer in medical missionary work.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
217
23 June 1516: The death of Ferdinand of Spain brought together...
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23 June 1516
The death of Ferdinand of Spain
brought together the huge territories of Aragon, Castile, Burgundy, and the Low Countries, under the rule of Charles of Ghent, who soon became Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V
8 October 1902: Sunderland Co-operative Society opened the...
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
118, 147
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.
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
