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6 November 1867: The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society met...

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6 November 1867

The Scottish Women's Suffrage Society met for the first time in Edinburgh.
King, Elspeth. “The Scottish Women’s Suffrage Movement”. Out of Bounds: Women in Scottish Society 1800-1945, edited by Esther Breitenbach and Eleanor Gordon, Edinburgh University Press, 1992, pp. 121-50.
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3 March 1592: Elizabeth I granted the founding charter...

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3 March 1592

Elizabeth I granted the founding charter for Trinity College, Dublin.
Maxwell, Constantia. A History of Trinity College, Dublin, 1591-1892. University Press, Trinity College, 1946.
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Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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20 January 2021: Amanda Gorman, aged twenty-two, became the youngest inaugural poet in American history when she read her work, The Hill We Climb, at U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s inauguration.

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20 January 2021

Amanda Gorman , aged twenty-two, became the youngest inaugural poet in American history when she read her work, The Hill We Climb, at U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. 's inauguration.
Liu, Jennifer. “Meet 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history”. CNBC, 20 Jan. 2021, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/meet-amanda-gorman-the-youngest-inaugural-poet-in-us-history.html.
 
Bruce, Delali. “Amanda Gorman: Inaugural Poet and a Voice for Our Time”. redefy, 8 Mar. 2021, https://www.redefy.org/stories/amanda-gorman-inaugural-poet-and-a-voice-for-our-time.
Radin, Sara. “The First Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman Wants You to Know Her Work Goes Beyond Words”. Observer, 9 Apr. 2019, https://observer.com/2019/04/amanda-gorman-youth-poet-laureate-future-projects-women-in-the-world-summit/.
 

1707: Fortnum and Mason's grocery shop was founded...

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1707

Fortnum and Mason's grocery shop was founded by two former footmen to the court of Queen Anne.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1981: Government funding of British universities...

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1981

Government funding of British universities was savagely reduced by Margaret Thatcher 's Conservative government: a roughly 11% cut across the board rose to 20% at several institutions.
Collini, Stefan. “HiEdBiz”. London Review of Books, 6 Nov. 2003, pp. 3-9.
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1894: Newspaper proprietor Joseph Snell Wood founded...

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1894

Newspaper proprietor Joseph Snell Wood founded the Society of Women Writers and Journalists ; launched in London, it has become an international organization.
“Welcome Page”. Society of Women Writers and Journalists.

Between 1901 and 1903: The British film industry became known for...

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Between 1901 and 1903

The British film industry became known for developing the dramatic chase motif as James Williamson , the Sheffield Photo Company , and the Gaumont Company all produced films highlighting chase sequences.
Zerilli, Linda M. G. “Constructing ’Harriet Taylor’: Another Look at J. S. Mill’s Autobiography”. Constructions of the Self, edited by George Levine, Rutgers University Press, 1992, pp. 191-12.
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November 1911: Georges Claude of France took out a patent...

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November 1911

Georges Claude of France took out a patent on neon tubular lighingt (which actually contains other inert gases as well as neon). New, unprecedentedly brilliant neon signs quickly produced a revolution in the appearance of...

1878: Around this time, the Professional Beauty...

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1878

Around this time, the Professional Beauty came into being as a recognizable category of person.
Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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1902: The Victory Kiffer Printing Machine Company...

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1902

The Victory Kiffer Printing Machine Company built a two-page-wide press known as the Victory arched-frame tandem for the Wiltshire Times.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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1976: An industrial explosion at a plant manufacturing...

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1976

An industrial explosion at a plant manufacturing pesticides and herbicides at Seveso in Italy released dioxin into the atmosphere; the town later gave its name to European standards for hazardous materials.
Seabright, Paul. “What explosion?”. London Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2001, pp. 32-3.
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Europa: The European Union online. Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response. http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/seveso/#2.

1797: Thomas Gisborne's Enquiry into the Duties...

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1797

Thomas Gisborne 's Enquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex (a reaction to the writings of radicals like Wollstonecraft ) was published.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
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10 July 1994: Pope John Paul II published a letter to the...

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10 July 1994

Pope John Paul II published a letter to the world's women admitting that the Church had discriminated against them, but maintaining his reactionary stance on gender issues.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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3 August 1881: The Seventh International Medical Congress...

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3 August 1881

The Seventh International Medical Congress was officially opened in London by the Prince of Wales, bringing medical science onto an international public stage, albeit an all-male one.
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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1769: Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) began commercial...

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1769

Eleanor Coade (1733-1821) began commercial production of Coade stone, a material made to a secret recipe, used for garden ornaments and said to be both more workable and more durable than natural stone.
Brown, Jane. The Pursuit of Paradise: A Social History of Gardens and Gardening. HarperCollins, 2000.
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“Women in Trade”. John Johnson Collection Exhibition 2001. Bodleian Library, 2001.

1861: Testifying before a Select Committee on Poor...

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1861

Testifying before a Select Committee on Poor Relief, Louisa Twining noted of poor females that service . . . is the only occupation they can follow in life.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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Late 1951: Florence Horsbrugh was appointed Minister...

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Late 1951

Florence Horsbrugh was appointed Minister of Education without a seat in cabinet by Winston Churchill ; it was the first time an Education Minister . . . [had been] excluded from the Cabinet in twenty...

4 April 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty was signed, creating...

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4 April 1949

The North Atlantic Treaty was signed, creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance (for mutual defense and cooperation) between the USA, Canada, and fourteen European countries including the UK. The treaty...

2 May 1709: Poetical Miscellanies. The Sixth Part was...

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2 May 1709

Poetical Miscellanies. The Sixth Part was published, including Pope 's Pastorals and poems by Anne Finch (which are placed between work by Pope and Swift ).
Pope, Alexander. The Poems of Alexander Pope. Editor Butt, John, Twickenham Edition, Methuen; Yale University Press, 1951–1969, 11 vols.
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Hélène Cixous

HC , a French writer and academic, is best known to English-speaking audiences as a literary critic associated with French feminism of the 1970s and 80s, and as proponent of écriture féminine. She herself...
Hélène Cixous Black and white photograph of Hélène Cixous by Claude Truong-Ngoc, September 2011. She is wearing a light jacket over a high necked black sweater, with a piece of black clothing swung over her shoulder. She has short, cropped grey hair and a slight, enigmatic smile.

July 2010: The United Nations General Assembly created...

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July 2010

The United Nations General Assembly created UN Women , an agency charged with promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.
UN Women. 2011, http://www.unwomen.org/.

1834: Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron, founded an...

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1834

Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron , founded an industrial and agricultural school at Ealing Grove.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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26 July 1915: The first issue of Bruno's Weekly, edited...

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26 July 1915

The first issue of Bruno's Weekly, edited by Guido Bruno , was published in New York.
Hanscombe, Gillian, and Virginia L. Smyers. Writing for Their Lives: The Modernist Women, 1910-1940. Women’s Press, 1987.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

14 April 1922: Four Courts, Dublin, was occupied by anti-Treaty...

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14 April 1922

Four Courts, Dublin, was occupied by anti-Treaty or Republican forces. The final attack on them by Free State or provisional government forces launched on 28 June signalled the outbreak of the Irish Civil War...

30 September 1957: The Independent Schools Registration Regulations...

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30 September 1957

The Independent Schools Registration Regulations compelled proprietors of private schools to register them with the Ministry of Education within six months. Henceforward they would be subject to the same government inspectorate as state schools.
Shepherd, June. Doreen Wallace, 1897-1989: Writer and Social Campaigner. Edwin Mellen Press, 2000.
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