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1936: The Midwives' Act established a diploma programme...

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1936

The Midwives' Act established a diploma programme for teaching midwifery, with further provisions for training and salaries.
“About Us”. The Royal College of Midwives.

1814: Johann Bernhard Logier's invention of the...

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1814

Johann Bernhard Logier 's invention of the chiroplast (a device for placing on the keyboard of an instrument which forced the fingers into the correct position) revolutionised the teaching of the piano and related instruments.
Ruwe, Donelle. “Girls Play Pianos, but Boys Shouldn’t Play Flute: Late Eighteenth-Century Radical Music Masters and the Novels of Adelaide O’Keeffe”. American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 31 Mar. 2005.

30 May 1827: John Keble anonymously published The Christian...

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30 May 1827

John Keble anonymously published The Christian Year, a volume of sacred verse.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Keble, John. The Christian Year. Reprint, Gale Research, 1975, http://University of Guelph Library.
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1724: John Maubray published The Female Physician,...

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1724

John Maubray published The Female Physician, Containing all the Diseases incident to that Sex, in Virgins, Wives, and Widows . . . to which is added, The Whole Art of New improv'd Midwifery
Burmester, James et al. English Books. James Burmester Rare Books, 1985–2026, Numbered catalogues.
67, 29-30

1864: Ludwig II became King of Bavaria....

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1864

Ludwig II became King of Bavaria.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
255

: Evangelical William Wilberforce stayed in...

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Winter 1814-15

Evangelical William Wilberforce stayed in Brighton during the winter season in order to have access to the Prince Regent and attempt a conversion within the monarchy.
Bradley, Ian. The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians. Jonathan Cape, 1976.
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Elizabeth Baker

Elizabeth Baker 's drama often deals with feminist and economic issues facing struggling middle-class families. Her casts of characters include feisty, independent young women seeking emancipation and sympathetic men burdened with supporting a family on...

June 1900: Motor Carriage Supply Company offered England's...

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June 1900

Motor Carriage Supply Company offered England's first driving lessons as a side line to their main business of repairing cars.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
152

By October 1671: Protests were raised against Lady Davenant...

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By October 1671

Protests were raised against Lady Davenant for building a new theatre in Barbican, London.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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9 June 1645: James Strong, a local clergyman calling himself...

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9 June 1645

James Strong , a local clergyman calling himself a Batchelour, published, apparently at London, Joanereidos: or, Feminine Valour: Eminently Discovered in Westerne Women, celebrating the military skills of west-country women in the English Civil War.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

1884: The penalty of imprisonment for refusing...

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1884

The penalty of imprisonment for refusing to comply with a court order for the restitution of conjugal rights was abolished by Parliament.
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England. Princeton University Press, 1989.
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31 May 1948: Labour member Florence Paton (1891-1976),...

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31 May 1948

Labour member Florence Paton (1891-1976), acting as temporary Chairman [sic] of Committees, became the first woman to preside over the House of Commons .
Stenton, Michael, and Stephen Lees, editors. Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament. Harvester Press, 1976–1981, 4 vols.
United Kingdom Parliament. http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/.

13 June 1842: Queen Victoria first travelled by train,...

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13 June 1842

Queen Victoria first travelled by train, from Slough to Paddington.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
48, 105, 118
Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
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1651: Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan, a political...

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1651

Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan, a political treatise which was also foundational for British philosophical and social thinking.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

November 1939: The Moyne Commission Report blamed the Crown...

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November 1939

The Moyne Commission Report blamed the Crown Colony form of government for disturbances in the Caribbean; it called for stronger labour unions, more elected members of legislative councils, and eventual extension of the vote...

1759: An Excise Office survey for tax purposes...

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1759

An Excise Office survey for tax purposes of England and Wales found 141,700 retail outlets, of which 21,603 were in London.
Hunt, Margaret R. The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780. University of California Press, 1996.
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2 November 1917: The Balfour Declaration announced the UK's...

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2 November 1917

The Balfour Declaration announced the UK's support for creation of a national homeland for Jews in Palestine (now the state of Israel).
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 231
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
466

1847: Evangelical H. F. Lyte composed one of the...

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1847

Evangelical H. F. Lyte composed one of the most popular Victorian hymns, Abide with Me.
Bradley, Ian. The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians. Jonathan Cape, 1976.
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About 1806: Several sources, including some close to...

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About 1806

Several sources, including some close to the event, claim that Joan Watts , mother of the writer Susanna Watts , was driven mad by her fear of the new institution of income tax.
Archives of the Royal Literary Fund, 1790-1918.

1873: An entire block in Regent Circus, Piccadilly...

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1873

An entire block in Regent Circus, Piccadilly (now Piccadilly Circus), was purchased for £100,000 and used to build the underground Criterion Theatre .
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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Probably October 1858: The Ladies' National Association for the...

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Probably October 1858

The Ladies' National Association for the Diffusion of Sanitary Knowledge was founded through the work of Isa Craig , Elizabeth Garrett , and Lady Stanley of Alderley , and others.
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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Smith, Francis Barrymore. The People’s Health, 1830-1910. Croom Helm, 1979.
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Wohl, Anthony S. Endangered Lives: Public Health in Victorian Britain. Harvard University Press, 1983.
36, 69
McCrone, Kathleen E. “The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science and the Advancement of Victorian Women”. Atlantis, Vol.
8
, No. 1, 1982, pp. 44-66.
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Goldman, Lawrence. Science, Reform, and Politics in Victorian Britain: The Social Science Association 1857-1886. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
121
Williams, Perry. “The Laws of Health: Women, Medicine and Sanitary Reform, 1850-1890”. Science and Sensibility: Gender and Scientific Enquiry, 1780-1945, edited by Marina Benjamin, Basil Blackwell, 1991, pp. 60-88.
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“Second Annual Report of the Ladies’ National Association for the Diffusion of Sanitary Knowledge”. English Woman’s Journal, Vol.
3
, No. 18, 1859, pp. 380-87.
381

13 January 1893: The Independent Labour Party led by James...

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13 January 1893

The Independent Labour Party led by James Keir Hardie , Member of Parliament for West Ham South, was officially founded in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
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1873: Administrative consternation was caused when...

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1873

Administrative consternation was caused when the top-ranked candidate in the Oxford Senior Local Examination turned out to be a woman, or girl: the seventeen-year-old Annie Rogers . Girls had been eligible to sit these exams...

1836-1837: Forty-four new rail companies were established...

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1836-1837

Forty-four new rail companies were established in the UK.
Simmons, Jack. The Railway in England and Wales 1830-1914. Leicester University Press, 1978.
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Helen Blackburn

HB wrote during the second half of the nineteenth century. She is seen today as a significant figure in the fight for women's suffrage, although during her own lifetime she was sometimes criticized as too...