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14 January 1921: Rosita Forbes (disguised as a Muslim woman)...

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14 January 1921

Rosita Forbes (disguised as a Muslim woman) and Hassanein Bey travelled from Cyrenaica to Kufra in the Libyan desert.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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1774: Arthur Young published his Political Arithmetic,...

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1774

Arthur Young published his Political Arithmetic, in support of mercantilist economics and maximizing the wealth of the state.
Kelly, Gary, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 158. Gale Research, 1996.
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1879: Inspired by Ellice Hopkins' work, Mary Steer...

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1879

Inspired by Ellice Hopkins ' work, Mary Steer founded the Bridge of Hope Mission in the infamous Ratcliff Highway district of London.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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Later 1928: After the Representation of the People Act...

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Later 1928

After the Representation of the People Act made women electorally equal, Eva Hubback and Margery Corbett Ashby founded the National Union of Guilds for Citizenship (later the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds).
“Records of the Townswomen’s Guilds: Harrow on the Hill Branch”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.

1908: The Children Act or Children's Act passed...

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1908

The Children Act or Children's Act passed by the British Parliament established separate juvenile courts and made many other changes in the treatment of children by the justice system.
Pinchbeck, Ivy, and Margaret Hewitt. Children in English Society. Routledge and Kegan Paul , 1969–1973, 2 vols., http://U of A, Ruth N Flr 4.
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Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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31 March 1715: Daniel Defoe published The Family Instructor,...

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31 March 1715

Daniel Defoe published The Family Instructor, which explores in fictional dialogue form religious and educational issues arising in families.
Moore, John Robert. A Checklist of the Writings of Daniel Defoe. Indiana University Press, 1960.
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1834: The British and Foreign Temperance Society...

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1834

The British and Foreign Temperance Society employed nine agents (three of whom were volunteers) to travel the country, giving speeches and attempting to recruit members and money to the cause.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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Jane Anger

JA may have been an actual woman; or the text that was published in this name in 1589 may have been written by a man. There is no doubt of the interest and value of...

4 May 1979: The day after the Conservatives' victory...

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4 May 1979

The day after the Conservatives' victory in the general election, Margaret Thatcher (leader of the Conservative party since 1975) became the first woman Prime Minister of Britain; her government succeeded to the Labour administration of...

E. A. Dillwyn

EAD published six novels between 1880 and 1892: these novels combine murders and melodrama with serious treatment of the need for social reform and of the intelligent woman's search for a meaningful place in society...

7 March 1870: The Shield, Josephine Butler's periodical...

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7 March 1870

The Shield, Josephine Butler 's periodical organ of the anti-Contagious Diseases Act forces, began publication in South Shields.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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1827: Publishers Hunt and Clarke reprinted both...

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1827

Publishers Hunt and Clarke reprinted both Charlotte Charke and Mary Robinson in its series entitled Autobiography. A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives ever published.
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.
Burmester, James et al. English Books. James Burmester Rare Books, 1985–2026, Numbered catalogues.
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1 May 1707: England and Scotland were united by the Act...

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1 May 1707

England and Scotland were united by the Act of Union.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Journals of the House of Commons. Printed by order of the House of Commons.
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1 July 1890: In the Heligoland Treaty, Britain ceded Heligoland...

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1 July 1890

In the Heligoland Treaty, Britain ceded Heligoland in the North Sea to Germany in return for Zanzibar and Pemba.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1815: Advertising Duty went up from three shillings...

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1815

Advertising Duty went up from three shillings to three shillings and sixpence.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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Eva Gore-Booth

In addition to her intense suffrage and labour activism, EGB wrote poetry, periodical essays, political pamphlets, religious criticism, plays, and an autobiograpical sketch. Her work was admired by her contemporaries Katharine Tynan , Æ (...
Eva Gore-Booth Black and white, close-up photograph of Eva Gore-Booth in profile; it appears to be cropped from a larger group photo. Her hair is bushy and pinned up.

Violet Trefusis

Though VT is best known to literary history as a lover of English writer and aristocrat Vita Sackville-West , she wrote and published in a range of genres throughout her life, which spanned much of...

1880s: The Manchester spiritualist newspaper Two...

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1880s

The Manchester spiritualist newspaper Two Worlds was founded; the editor was popular medium, spiritualist speaker, and later autobiographer Emma Hardinge Britten .
Owen, Alex. The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Nineteenth-Century England. Virago, 1989.
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1188: King Henry II bought land next to Newgate...

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1188

King Henry II bought land next to Newgate (the gate looking west from Old London to Westminster). Newgate prison occupied this site until 1881.
Roberts, Andrew. “Mental Health History Timeline”. Middlesex University: Andrew Roberts Homepage: Mental Health and Learning Disability.

1947: The first transistor was produced, rendering...

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1947

The first transistor was produced, rendering vacuum tubes obsolete in computer construction. This transition was of great importance in enabling the manufacture of smaller and less fragile computers.
Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
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Martha Moulsworth

It is hard to believe that MM —a seventeenth-century woman who left a single, thoughtful, accomplished poem—was not a writer in a larger sense. One or two other poems might plausibly be hers, and she...

29 January 1708: John Philips, who hailed from the cider-making...

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29 January 1708

John Philips , who hailed from the cider-making county of Herefordshire, published his best-known poem, the georgic Cyder.
Foxon, David F. English Verse 1701-1750. Cambridge University Press, 1975, 2 vols.

30 November 1824: A banker, Henry Fauntleroy, was hanged for...

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30 November 1824

A banker, Henry Fauntleroy , was hanged for forgery at Newgate Prison in London, before a crowd of 100,000. The bank he had worked for was that of Anne Marsh 's husband's family.
Reader, John. “Scram from Africa”. London Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2000, pp. 31-4.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

From 30 August 1976: Three nights of race riots took place at...

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From 30 August 1976

Three nights of race riots took place at the end of the annual Notting Hill Carnival, following on provocation from racist groups. Notting Hill had been the scene of race riots in 1958, instigated by...

10 December 1849: Marian Rebecca Hughes received approval to...

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10 December 1849

Marian Rebecca Hughes received approval to found the Anglican Society of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Little St Edward's, West Malvern, Worcestershire.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
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