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September 1965: The United Nations Conference on Population...

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September 1965

The United Nations Conference on Population was held.
Pfeffer, Naomi. The Stork and the Syringe: A Political History of Reproductive Medicine. Polity Press, 1993.
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1826: The Obstetrical Society was founded....

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1826

The Obstetrical Society was founded.
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
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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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The sources used show some discrepancy over the date of this founding, as Towler cites 1825 (145). Both Moscucci (62) and Donnison (46) cite 1826 as the founding year.

30 July 1935: Penguin Books issued its first ten titles:...

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30 July 1935

Penguin Books issued its first ten titles: sixpenny paperbacks with a characteristic penguin logo.
Penguin UK: About Us: Company History. http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/aboutus/history.html.
British Book News. British Council.
(1956): 395
Spark, Muriel. Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography. Constable, 1992.
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Mezei, Kathy, and Chiara Briganti. “’She must be a very good novelist’: Rereading E. H. Young (1880-1949)”. English Studies in Canada, Vol.
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, No. 3, Sept. 2001, pp. 303-31.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1760: John Roebuck set up an iron foundry in Stirlingshire,...

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1760

John Roebuck set up an iron foundry in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Uglow, Jennifer S. Hogarth: A Life and A World. Faber and Faber, 1997.
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About 5 August 1890: A British protectorate over Zanzibar was...

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About 5 August 1890

A British protectorate over Zanzibar was declared.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 588, 759-60
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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20 April 1611: Simon Forman's diary describes the earliest...

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20 April 1611

Simon Forman 's diary describes the earliest recorded performance of Shakespeare 's Macbeth, which was probably completed soon after early May 1606.
Shakespeare, William. “Introduction”. Macbeth, edited by Kenneth Muir, Methuen, 1953, p. xi - lxxiv.
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After 7 April 1668: On the death of Sir William Davenant, his...

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After 7 April 1668

On the death of Sir William Davenant , his widow took over the running of Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre; she managed it until the 1670s, and therefore presided over the debut of Aphra Behn .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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1772: Following a report from the parliamentary...

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1772

Following a report from the parliamentary Select Committee on the Watch, a new Watch Act established the London force of patrolling watchmen (operative only at night) at fifty-six men.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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By 23 October 1841: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays appeared in...

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By 23 October 1841

Ralph Waldo Emerson 's Essays appeared in England.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
730 (1841): 803
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1438: All Souls College, Oxford, was founded by...

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1438

All Souls College , Oxford, was founded by Henry VI and Henry Chichele , Archbishop of Canterbury, dedicated to those so far slain in the Hundred Years War with France; its official title was...

Carol Shields

CS , an American-born Canadian novelist of the twentieth century, a low-key but passionate feminist, published a collection of poetry as her first book. Her earliest novel features as minor character a novelist whose stock-in-trade...
Carol Shields Colour photo of Carolyn Shields taken outside at her home in Victoria, Canada, 1995. Shot from below, she looks off-camera, wears a red tartan scarf draped over her right shoulder, and is framed by tree branches overhead in a light blue, near-night sky.

1989: Dame Margaret Elizabeth Harvey Turner-Warwick...

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1989

Dame Margaret Elizabeth Harvey Turner-Warwick became the first woman elected president of the Royal College of Physicians . She held the post until 1992.
“RCP History: Presidents”. Royal College of Physicians.

1869: The British government took control of private...

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1869

The British government took control of private telegraph companies, which were absorbed into the Post Office .
Standage, Tom. The Victorian Internet. Walker and Company, 1998.
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1932: Maids and Mistresses by Beatrice Kean Seymour...

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1932

Maids and Mistresses by Beatrice Kean Seymour was published.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

21 June 1936: The Stone Bomb or Anti-Air-War Memorial (showing...

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21 June 1936

The Stone Bomb or Anti-Air-War Memorial (showing an eighteen-inch bomb nose down in an object resembling Ordnance Survey markers) was officially unveiled at Woodford Green in Essex.
Wright, Patrick. “The Stone Bomb”. London Review of Books, 23 Aug. 2001, pp. 12-13.
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June 1857: The Christian Lady's Magazine (not the journal...

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June 1857

The Christian Lady's Magazine (not the journal of this title formerly edited by Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna ) ceased publication.
Beetham, Margaret. A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman’s Magazine, 1800-1914. Routledge, 1996.
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Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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1891: The Central and East of England Society for...

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1891

The Central and East of England Society for Women's Suffrage began to publish an annual paper in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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After January 1820: On ascending to the throne George IV abolished...

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After January 1820

On ascending to the throne George IV abolished the hoop and wide skirt in court dress.
Cunnington, C. Willett et al. The History of Underclothes. Revised, Faber and Faber, 1981.
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July 1796: The explorer Mungo Park, abandoned and anxious...

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July 1796

The explorer Mungo Park , abandoned and anxious on the banks of the Niger River in what is now Mali, was taken in, housed and fed by African village women, who composed and sang...

1875-77: Tolstoy published Anna Karenina, one of the...

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1875-77

Tolstoy published Anna Karenina, one of the great love stories of the world,
Noyes, George Rapall. Tolstoy. Dover Publications, 1968.
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in the Russian Messenger.
Noyes, George Rapall. Tolstoy. Dover Publications, 1968.
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1893: Nina Kennard's novel Diogenes' Sandals reached...

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1893

Nina Kennard 's novel Diogenes' Sandals reached a second edition in this, its year of first publication.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

Eavan Boland

EB was a leading Irish poet (latterly part resident in the USA) who also established a reputation as a critic writing on literary issues of feminism, nationalism, and modernism. Her work appeared in many...

18 March 1967: A Liberian-registered oil supertanker, the...

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18 March 1967

A Liberian-registered oil supertanker, the Torrey Canyon, with a cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground on rocks off Land's End and began releasing what was at this date the biggest oil spill...

4 September 1939: The day after war was declared, the first...

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4 September 1939

The day after war was declared, the first two hundred Citizens Advice Bureaux opened their doors, established by the National Council of Social Service so that those who needed financial advice could get practical support.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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“About Us. CAB History”. Citizens Advice Bureau.

November 1907: Macmillan's Magazine (launched on 1 November...

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November 1907

Macmillan's Magazine (launched on 1 November 1859), a leading publisher of serialized novels, ceased publication in London.
Wolff, Michael et al. The Waterloo Directory of Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996.
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Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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