Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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May 1916: Agnes Borthwick was appointed as the first...
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May 1916
Agnes Borthwick
was appointed as the first female works manager of a munitions factory in England.
McLaren, Barbara. Women of the War. Hodder and Stoughton, 1917.
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1934: John Christie formed the Glyndebourne Festival...
1855: One pentagon at Millbank Prison in London...
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1855
One pentagon at Millbank Prison
in London was reallocated to female convicts.
Zedner, Lucia. Women, Crime, and Custody in Victorian England. Clarendon, 1991, http://U of A HSS.
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November 1897: The Publishers Association's Committee on...
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November 1897
The Publishers Association
's Committee on Title-pages issued recommendations for printing—not concealing—a book's bibliographical history.
Kingsford, Reginald John Lethbridge. The Publisher’s Association, 1896-1946. Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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By 12 May 1845: Benjamin Disraeli published his condition-of-England...
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By 12 May 1845
Benjamin Disraeli
published his condition-of-England novel Sybil, or The Two Nations.
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.
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.
Braun, Thom. Disraeli the Novelist. George Allen and Unwin, 1981.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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1925: Architect Edwin Lutyens, famous for his architectural...
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1925
Architect Edwin Lutyens
, famous for his architectural work in New Delhi, completed construction of the British Medical Association
building at Tavistock Square, London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1845: During this year alone, one London advertising...
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1845
During this year alone, one London advertising agency received over £9,655 in payments from British railway companies for services rendered.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
The World of Learning. 47th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1997.
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October 1973: Jill Walker and Flick Harris edited the first...
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October 1973
Jill Walker
and Flick Harris
edited the first issue of Women and Education, distributed nationally from Manchester to feminist women involved in education.
Noyce, John. The Directory of British Alternative Periodicals 1965-1974. Harvester Press, 1979.
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Author profile
Maude Royden
Maude Royden
, famous as an early twentieth-century campaigner for women's status in the ministry of the Church of England
, was also a preacher, suffragist, feminist, and anti-war activist. She published at least fifty...
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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1349: At the height of the first outbreak of bubonic...
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1349
At the height of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, which decimated the population and severely impaired the labour force, the Statute of Labourers bound a labourer to serve under anyone requiring his...
1877: Charles Stewart Parnell was elected President...
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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10 December 1991: Aung San Sui Kii was awarded the Nobel Peace...
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10 December 1991
Aung San Sui Kii
was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for her resistance to totalitarian government in Burma (which since 18 June 1989 has been styled the Union of Myanmar).
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.
Late July 1866: The transatlantic telegraph cable between...
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Late July 1866
The transatlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland was firmly, lastingly established.
Standage, Tom. The Victorian Internet. Walker and Company, 1998.
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15 May 1931: Choreographer Ninette de Valois presented...
