Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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2 June 2003: British Asian writer Monica Ali published...
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2 June 2003
British Asian writer Monica Ali
published her first novel, Brick Lane, to resounding success.
Mullan, John. “Public faces and inner spaces”. The Guardian, 12 June 2004, p. Review 32.
Review 32
Smith, David, correspondent. “’It’s your shout, then we can start discussing V S Naipaul’”. The Observer, 15 Aug. 2004, p. 7.
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O’Neill, Sean. “Asian leaders warn of violence against Brick Lane film”. Times, 22 July 2006, p. 28.
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Lewis, Paul. “’You sanctimonious philistine’—Rushdie v Greer, the sequel”. The Guardian, 29 July 2006, p. 11.
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Walter, Natasha. “The book burners do not speak for all of Brick Lane”. The Guardian, 1 Aug. 2006, p. 29.
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18 May 1784: A new parliament was called for this date,...
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18 May 1784
A new parliament was called for this date, following elections; the previous one had been dissolved on 25 March.
Namier, Sir Lewis Bernstein, and John, 1920 - Brooke, editors. The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1964.
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16 October 1834: Fire destroyed the British Houses of Parliament,...
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16 October 1834
Fire destroyed the British Houses of Parliament, which were then rebuilt from 1841 to 1863 in the Gothic style.
Phillips, Janet, and Peter Phillips. Victorians at Home and Away. Croom Helm, 1978.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Bell, Quentin. Victorian Artists. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
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Maas, Jeremy. Victorian Painters. Barrie and Jenkins, 1978.
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Juliana Horatia Ewing
JHE
, like her mother before her, was one of the best-loved children's writers of the nineteenth century. She published stories and novels for young people, ran (jointly with her sister Horatia Katherine Frances, later Eden
Wheeler, Edward. The Manufacture of Artificial Silk, With Special Reference to the Viscose Process. D. Van Nostrand, 1931.
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AF Encyclopedia of Textiles. 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, 1972.
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7 November 1783: The last public hanging took place at Tyburn...
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7 November 1783
The last public hanging took place at Tyburn in London (near where Marble Arch now stands), putting an end to the practice of parading the condemned through town en route to the scene of execution...
20 February 1909: America's Great White Fleet returned to Hampton...
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20 February 1909
America's Great White Fleet returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia, from a tour circumnavigating the globe.
Bernard, Bruce, editor. Century. Phaidon, 2002.
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“Itinerary of the Great White Fleet”. Naval Historical Center.
1853: The price of soap dropped more than 30% after...
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1853
The price of soap dropped more than 30% after excise duty was removed.
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.
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7 October 1946: The BBC first broadcast a new programme:...
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7 October 1946
The BBC
first broadcast a new programme: Woman's Hour. (It succeeded to a short-lived Women's Hour, first broadcast on 2 May 1923.)
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Clemence Dane
CD
wrote, during the earlier twentieth century, over thirty plays for the stage, radio, and screen, in addition to her journalism and other non-fiction, and fourteen fictional works ranging from girls' school novels to detective...
1959: The Gala cosmetics firm in England introduced...
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1959
The Gala
cosmetics firm in England introduced face powder in shades of mink or subtle browns, as part of a trend towards lighter shades in make-up.
Angeloglou, Maggie. A History of Make-up. Studio Vista, 1970.
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21 April 1958: Margery Fry died as almost a national celebrity:...
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21 April 1958
Margery Fry
died as almost a national celebrity: criminal justice reformer, prison reformer, campaigner for victims' compensation, educationalist (briefly Principal of Somerville College
), writer on children's care and development, and latterly broadcaster (a regular...
April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...
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April 1862
The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
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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1873: In an unlikely alliance, Octavia Hill's charitable...
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1873
In an unlikely alliance, Octavia Hill
's charitable visitors and volunteer rent collectors began to share information with the Marylebone Poor Law officials.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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Elizabeth Taylor
ET
published, during the mid to late twentieth century, twelve novels, four collections of short stories, and a handful of essays. As a writer of high calibre whose favourite effects are built on understatement and...
May 1951: GFS Magazine, produced by the Girls' Friendly...
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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1 February 1823: James Fenimore Cooper published The Pioneers,...
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1 February 1823
James Fenimore Cooper
published The Pioneers, the first of his series known as Leather-Stocking Tales.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
227
Ford, Mark. “Time of the Red-Man”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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1950: Another popular novel from Elizabeth Cadell,...
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1950
Another popular novel from Elizabeth Cadell
, Gay Pursuit, was 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.
26 January 1950: India was inaugurated as a republic....
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26 January 1950
India was inaugurated as a republic.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
1 April 1920: Hounslow airfield ceased operation, and Croydon...
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1 April 1920
Hounslow airfield ceased operation, and Croydon became the site of London's civil airport because it had both hotel and restaurant facilities.
Penrose, Harald. Wings Across the World: An Illustrated History of British Airways. Cassell, 1980.
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Hudson, Kenneth. Air Travel: A Social History. Adams and Dart, 1972.
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Between 29 January and 20 July 1885: In this parliamentary sitting, the Canadian...
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Between 29 January and 20 July 1885
In this parliamentary sitting, the Canadian Chinese Immigration Act (the first of several such discriminatory laws) imposed a head tax on all Chinese persons entering the Dominion of Canada.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
