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By December 1760: Canal building was in progress in Lancashire,...

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By December 1760

Canal building was in progress in Lancashire, following the passing of the third Duke of Bridgewater 's Canal Act.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
30 (1760): 623

1907: Poems of Love and Death written by Caroline...

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1907

Poems of Love and Death written by Caroline Lindsay was published. It was one of the last poetry collections Lady Lindsay published.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

10 March 1943: The House of Commons debated whether Wrens...

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10 March 1943

The House of Commons debated whether Wrens (members of the Women's Royal Naval Service ) should continue to be restricted to jobs ashore.
Stanley, Jo. “Women’s History Month: Parliamentary debate: Should women work on warships? Army accepts women in principle, for first time”. Women’s History Network Blog, 10 Mar. 2010.

1980: Ted Hughes published Crow, a poetry volume...

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1980

Ted Hughes published Crow, a poetry volume which became, by poetry standards, a bestseller.
Mullan, John. “Style council”. The Guardian, 25 Sept. 2004, pp. Review 34 - 5.
Review 25

21 September 1860: Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher, died at...

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21 September 1860

Arthur Schopenhauer , philosopher, died at Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
90

By October 1753: Among many pamphlets relating to the Jew...

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By October 1753

Among many pamphlets relating to the Jew Bill, one was rebuked by the Monthly Review for using the most reproachful language, a malicious and uncandid disposition can invent.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
9: 316

1782: Gilbert's Act stated that only the disabled...

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1782

Gilbert's Act stated that only the disabled should receive poor relief in workhouses; the able-bodied were to find work outside, or be provided with outdoor relief if there was no work.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
10: 140
Rose, Michael E. The English Poor Law 1780-1930. David and Charles, 1971.
13, 18

After 1 February 1793: An organisation calling itself the Friends...

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After 1 February 1793

An organisation calling itself the Friends of Peace began campaigning in tracts and pamphlets against the war with France (declared on this day).
Mahon, Penny. “In Sermon and Story: contrasting anti-war rhetoric in the work of Anna Barbauld and Amelia Opie”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
7
, No. 1, 2000, pp. 23-38.
23-4, 37

1935: Oxford University opened its Bachelor of...

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1935

Oxford University opened its Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity degrees to women.
Howarth, Janet. “Women”. The History of the University of Oxford: The Twentieth Century, edited by Brian Harrison, Clarendon, 1994, pp. 345-76.
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Green, Vivian Hubert Howard. A History of Oxford University. Batsford, 1974.
189

1866: Anne Jemima Clough and Josephine Butler founded...

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1866

Anne Jemima Clough and Josephine Butler founded the Liverpool Ladies' Educational Society to provide a serious course of lectures for women.
Borer, Mary Cathcart. Willingly to School: A History of Women’s Education. Lutterworth Press, 1976.
285
McWilliams-Tullberg, Rita. Women at Cambridge. Gollancz, 1975.
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31 May 1819: Walt Whitman, poet, was born in Long Island,...

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31 May 1819

Walt Whitman , poet, was born in Long Island, New York, USA.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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14 November 1910: The aircraft carrier was born with the successful...

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14 November 1910

The aircraft carrier was born with the successful take-off of Eugene Ely from USS Birmingham, an 83-foot warship with platform over the fore-deck for take-offs.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
176

17 July 1888: Dr Fridtjof Nansen set off to lead an exploring...

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17 July 1888

Dr Fridtjof Nansen set off to lead an exploring party of five others across Greenland (east to west) on snowshoes.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
445

8 March 1711: Jonathan Swift's periodical The Examiner...

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8 March 1711

Jonathan Swift 's periodical The Examiner commented on the female habit of signalling party political allegiance by different styles of muffs or fans or beauty patches.
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison. Selections from the Tatler and Spectator. Editor Ross, Angus, Penguin, 1982.
559n

1881: About four hundred delegates from around...

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1881

About four hundred delegates from around thirty Methodist organizations met at Wesley's Chapel in London for an Ecumenical Methodist Conference: the first World Methodist Conference.
“Who We Are. History”. World Methodist Council.

1909: Artist Walter Sickert's series of paintings...

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1909

Artist Walter Sickert 's series of paintings entitled Camden Town Murder, depicting the murder of a prostitute, revolutionized the British art world.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2026.
8: 157, 158
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
250, 251

1861: The age of sexual consent for females was...

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1861

The age of sexual consent for females was established as twelve by the Offences Against the Person Act.
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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Stafford, Ann. The Age of Consent. Hodder and Stoughton, 1964.
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9 June 1983: Michael Foot, leader of the Labour Party,...

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9 June 1983

Michael Foot , leader of the Labour Party , signally failed in the general election to shake the reign of Tory Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . He was soon afterwards replaced as party leader by...

March 1949: Elizabeth Bowen's feature on 1918 was broadcast...

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March 1949

Elizabeth Bowen 's feature on 1918 was broadcast on the BBC 's Third Programme series A Year I Remember.
Whitehead, Kate. The Third Programme: A Literary History. Clarendon Press, 1989, http://UofA Rutherford North.
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Louisa Baldwin

Over the course of her writing career (during the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth), LB published four novels, two collections of children's stories, one collection of gothic ghost stories...
Louisa Baldwin Photograph of a painting of Louisa Baldwin by Edward Poynter. The background (patterned wallpaper, a painting on the wall, ornaments) is mostly blue. She sits in a carved black chair, wearing a simple black dress with four strands of blue beads around her neck, and a paper fan clasped in her hands.

1 March 1866: Herbert Vaughan established St Joseph's Missionary...

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1 March 1866

Herbert Vaughan established St Joseph's Missionary College to train Roman Catholics for Ultramontanist missionary work—working, that is, for Catholicism based firmly on the power and infallibility of the Pope.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
359

November 1917: The average working week for female munitions...

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November 1917

The average working week for female munitions workers was fifty-two to fifty-four hours, with one to four hours overtime.
Andrews, Irene Osgood. Economic Effects of the War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain. Oxford University Press, 1918.
125

1975: Britain's Yvonne Pope began work as the first...

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1975

Britain's Yvonne Pope began work as the first woman aeroplane captain.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

19 March 1944: Germany invaded Hungary, its former ally...

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19 March 1944

Germany invaded Hungary, its former ally.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
178
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
672

April 1781: Giuseppi Baretti sought to make the Royal...

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April 1781

Giuseppi Baretti sought to make the Royal Academy exhibitions more accessible by publishing A Guide through the Academy.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
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