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May 1977: The Scottish Women's Liberation Journal began...

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May 1977

The Scottish Women's Liberation Journal began publication from Edinburgh.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
145-6

November 1764: Governors of the London Lock Hospital for...

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November 1764

Governors of the LondonLock Hospital for sexually transmitted disease agreed to fund the prosecution of the rapist of a five-year-old girl admitted to the hospital in June.
Merians, Linda E. “The London Lock Hospital and the Lock Asylum for Women”. The Secret Malady: Venereal Disease in Eighteenth-Century Britain and France, edited by Linda E. Merians, University Press of Kentucky, 1996, pp. 128-45.
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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

4 June 1940: Winston Churchill made one of his most famous...

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4 June 1940

Winston Churchill made one of his most famous war speeches in the House of Commons .
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, and Simon Schama. We shall fight on the beaches. Guardian News and Media, 2007.

April 1787: Probably at least three hundred and fifty...

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April 1787

Probably at least three hundred and fifty blacks sailed from London for Sierra Leone to found a free black colony; they arrived in the middle of the following month.
Walvin, James et al. “Ignatius Sancho: The Man and His Times”. Ignatius Sancho: An African Man of Letters, National Portrait Gallery, 1997, pp. 93-113.
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Crooks, John Joseph. A History of the Colony of Sierra Leone, Western Africa. Metro Books, 1972.
foreword, 364

1863: The Liverpool Central Relief Society was...

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1863

The Liverpool Central Relief Society was founded by philanthropist William Rathbone .
Roach, John. Social Reform in England 1780-1880. St Martin’s Press, 1978.
178

6 July 1839: In A Diary in America, Frederick Marryat...

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6 July 1839

In A Diary in America, Frederick Marryat promoted the stereotype that middle-class Americans adhered to a more strict paradigm of prudishness than their British counterparts, and apparently gave rise to the myth that Victorians...

3 November 1703: John Tipper, a schoolmaster of Coventry,...

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3 November 1703

John Tipper , a schoolmaster of Coventry, wrote to Humfrey Wanley about his projected Ladies' Diary, or The Woman's Almanack.
Adburgham, Alison. Women in Print: Writing Women and Women’s Magazines from the Restoration to the Accession of Victoria. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1972.
45-52
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Ellis, Sir Henry, editor. Original Letters of Eminent Literary Men of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Camden Society, 1843.
304-14
Suarez, Michael F. “The Business of Literature: The Book Trade in England from Milton to Blake”. A Companion to Literature from Milton to Blake, edited by David Womersley, Blackwell, 2000, pp. 131-47.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Brock, Claire. The Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel’s astronomical ambition. Thriplow, 2007.
166

2 August 1788: The painter Thomas Gainsborough died at the...

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2 August 1788

The painter Thomas Gainsborough died at the age of sixty-two; he was buried beside his friend Joshua Kirby (father of Sarah Trimmer ) in Kew churchyard.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1958: At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops...

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1958

At the Lambeth Conference, Anglican bishops voted to condemn the practice of polygamy on the grounds that it worked against the interests of women.
Norman, Edward R. Church and Society in England, 1770-1970. Clarendon, 1976.
411

1802: The Health and Morals of Apprentices Act...

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1802

The Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed, regulating the work of children in industrial mills and working conditions more generally.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.

16 February 1728: Henry Fielding's first play, Love in Several...

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16 February 1728

Henry Fielding 's first play, Love in Several Masques, opened on stage.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
2.2: 959

1981: The Women's Monitoring Network of London...

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1981

The Women's Monitoring Network of London began publishing its reports as Sexism in the Media.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
204-5

7 June 1665: Pepys, on the hottest day that I have ever...

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7 June 1665

Pepys , on the hottest day that I have ever felt in my life, had his first sight of a red cross painted on the doors of several houses to say they were plague-stricken.
Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
73-4

10 September 1996: The United Nations adopted the Comprehensive...

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10 September 1996

The United Nations adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which bans the detonation of all nuclear explosives and makes provision for nuclear monitoring and testing. More than a decade after its adoption it had...

1019: Knut or Canute united the kingdoms of England...

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1019

Knut or Canute united the kingdoms of England (whose army had chosen him ruler) and the Danelaw (that part of northern England which had been under Danish rule).
Morgan, Kenneth O., editor. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Oxford University Press, 1984.
93

August 1813: The Critical Review published its first welcome...

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August 1813

The Critical Review published its first welcome to Eaton Stannard Barrett 's famous parody of sentimental novels, The Heroine, or Adventures of the Fair Romance Reader.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
4th ser. 4 (1813): 223, 623-9
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

9 August 1974: US President Richard Nixon, facing almost...

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9 August 1974

US President Richard Nixon , facing almost certain impeachment over the Watergate scandal, resigned.
Forbes, Peter, editor. Scanning the Century. Viking, 1999.
224

January 1732: A Treatise of Feme Coverts, or, The Lady's...

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January 1732

A Treatise of Feme Coverts, or, The Lady's Law was published by Bernard Lintot : a book of advice to women on keeping property in their own hands.
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
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Hunt, Margaret R. The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780. University of California Press, 1996.
248n10

July 1797: Reviewing Margaret Stephen's Domestic Midwife;...

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July 1797

Reviewing Margaret Stephen 's Domestic Midwife; or, the best Means of preventing Danger in Child-Birth, 1795, the Critical indulged in one of its periodic pronouncements about the limitations of midwives.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
20 (1797): 351-2

1890: Philosopher and logician E. E. Constance...

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1890

Philosopher and logician E. E. Constance Jones published Elements of Logic as a Science of Propositions, which advanced her theory about categorical propositions.
Cicero, Samantha, and Mary Ellen Waithe. “E. E. Constance Jones (1848-1922)”. Contemporary Women Philosophers, 1900-today, edited by Mary Ellen Waithe, Kluwer, 1995, pp. 25-49.
25-7, 36-46
Griffin, Nicholas, and Leslie Dema. Emails About E. E. Constance Jones to Leslie Dema. June 2004.

1830-1834: The Owenite socialist movement flourished...

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1830-1834

The Owenite socialist movement flourished in Britain.
Jones, Gareth Stedman. Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History 1832-1982. Cambridge University Press, 1983.
57

January 1820: John Keats published in Annals of the Fine...

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January 1820

John Keats published in Annals of the Fine Arts his Ode on a Grecian Urn, written the previous year.
Keats, John. “Introduction”. The Poetical Works of John Keats, edited by Harry Buxton Forman, Oxford University Press, 1921, p. ix - lxxxii.
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1932: Helen Hamilton published The Vision of Fra...

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1932

Helen Hamilton published The Vision of Fra Bartolo: Sonnets and Lyrics.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

John Wilson Croker