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1979: Valerie Gillies contributed the Preface to...

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1979

Valerie Gillies contributed the Preface to a collection of Scottish Short Stories.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

January 1847-July 1848: William Makepeace Thackeray's most famous...

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January 1847-July 1848

William Makepeace Thackeray 's most famous novel, Vanity Fair, was serialised in monthly instalments with illustrations by the author.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.

1816: Thomas Love Peacock published his anonymous...

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1816

Thomas Love Peacock published his anonymous satirical novel Headlong Hall.
Quarterly Review. J. Murray.
19 (1815): 574

May 1919: The charity Save the Children was publicly...

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May 1919

The charity Save the Children was publicly launched at the Albert Hall in London, largely through the efforts of the sisters Dorothy Buxton and Eglantyne Jebb , to alleviate suffering caused in Europe by...

29 March 1779: The American Congress recommended that in...

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29 March 1779

The American Congress recommended that in view of a shortage of white soldiers, a force of 3,000 negroes be raised in South Carolina and Georgia.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
116

1884: Leading physician George Savage published...

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1884

Leading physician George Savage published Insanity and Allied Neuroses.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
109-10, 267

Mathilde Blind

MB was one of the leading poets of the later nineteenth century; her burning sense of political and social injustice runs like a unifying thread through her work. Her poetry combines great beauty of sound...
Mathilde Blind Three-quarter-length chalk drawing of Mathilde Blind by Lucy Madox Brown, 1872. Blind is seated, at a three quarter turn, her hands in her lap holding papers and her long, dark hair loose down her back. She is wearing a green dress with fur trim and an orange shawl.

1045: Saint Margaret, who became the wife of King...

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1045

Saint Margaret , who became the wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland, was born.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
83-4
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
53, 56

May 2004: Dr Alison Elliot took up her post as the...

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May 2004

Dr Alison Elliot took up her post as the first woman Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland .
“Women in the Church of Scotland”. Church of Scotland: Organisation.

31 March 1941: German troops, commanded by General Erwin...

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31 March 1941

German troops, commanded by General Erwin Rommel , fought with British troops in Libya.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
54-5
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
149
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
215, 222

18 May-19 July 1899: The First International Peace Conference...

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18 May-19 July 1899

The First International Peace Conference met at The Hague and established a Permanent Court of Arbitration .
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
220
Cambridge Women’s Peace Collective. My Country is the Whole World: An Anthology of Women’s Work on Peace and War. Pandora Press, 1984.
274
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 101
Black, Ian. “Dutch furnish ideal home for justice”. Guardian Weekly, 11–17 May 2000, p. 6.
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19 April 1941: The Essential Work (Registration for Employment)...

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19 April 1941

The Essential Work (Registration for Employment) Order No. 368 was issued, bringing a great number of women into the work force in order to produce enough war machinery.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
150

December 1951: John Villiers Sankey began producing, on...

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December 1951

John Villiers Sankey began producing, on a hand press housed in his bedroom, a little magazine called The Window, which he also edited.
Wynne-Tyson, Jon. Finding the Words: A Publishing Life. Michael Russell, 2004.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

21 February 1795: The French National Convention decreed the...

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21 February 1795

The French National Convention decreed the separation of Church and State.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
xiv

December 1848: Arthur Hugh Clough published The Bothie of...

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December 1848

Arthur Hugh Clough published The Bothie of Tober-na-Fuosich, later reprinted as The Bothie of Tober-na Vuolich.
Clough, Arthur Hugh. The Poems of Arthur Hugh Clough. Editor Norrington, Arthur L. P., Oxford University Press, 1968.
vi
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
207

9 May 1926: American Lieutenant-Commander Richard Byrd...

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9 May 1926

American Lieutenant-Commander Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett , taking off from Spitzbergen, Norway, made the first flight over the North Pole.
Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard. Aviation: An Historical Survey from its Origins to the end of World War II. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
190
Hudson, Kenneth. Air Travel: A Social History. Adams and Dart, 1972.
161
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
206

27 May 1878: The Factory and Workshop Act passed....

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27 May 1878

The Factory and Workshop Act passed.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Hutchins, B. Leigh. A History of Factory Legislation. P.S. King and Son, 1903.
185, 187-8, 190-1
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
statutes

May 1772: The Gentleman's Review, in an unfriendly...

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May 1772

The Gentleman's Review, in an unfriendly notice of The Danger and Immodesty of . . . Employing Men-Midwives, offered no support to women struggling to retain control of birth practices.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
(1772): 234

25 July 1923: The UK settled the British South Africa Company...

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25 July 1923

The UK settled the British South Africa Company claims in Rhodesia.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 702
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
1083-4

1823: Charles Macintosh of Glasgow patented a process...

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1823

Charles Macintosh of Glasgow patented a process of waterproofing textiles (by dissolving rubber in naphtha); in time his name became attached to the product.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
81-3

21 January 1859: Henry Hallam, historian and father of Arthur...

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21 January 1859

Henry Hallam , historian and father of Arthur Henry Hallam , died.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

Karen Gershon

Primarily a poet, and by force of circumstances a poet of the Holocaust and the Kindertransport, KG also published collective biography, autobiography, social history, novels, and translation.
Karen Gershon Black and white photograph of Karen Gershon, shown from the shoulders up. She is wearing a dark turtle neck and her hair is short, white, and wavy.

December 1925: White Ribbon and Wings, a temperance magazine,...

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December 1925

White Ribbon and Wings, a temperance magazine, ended monthly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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4 August 1821: In the USA the Saturday Evening Post began...

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4 August 1821

In the USA the Saturday Evening Post began life as an unillustrated newspaper. By 1839 it had declared itself to be a family paper whose list of values included Pure Literature . . . Science...

1911: Cambridge University Press published its...

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1911

Cambridge University Press published its eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Mumby, Frank Arthur, and Ian Norrie. Mumby’s Publishing and Bookselling in the Twentieth Century. 6th ed., Bell and Hyman, 1982.
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