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16 December 1773: Citizens dumped 340 chests of tea into the...

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16 December 1773

Citizens dumped 340 chests of tea into the harbour at Boston, Massachusetts, to protest duty imposed by the Tea Act of 10 May; this became known as the Boston Tea Party.
Newman, Gerald, editor. Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1997.
68, 695

29 July 1986: George Allen and Unwin Limited and Bell and...

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29 July 1986

George Allen and Unwin Limited and Bell and Hyman Limited merged to form Unwin Hyman Limited .
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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July-October 1850: A shilling quarterly for women entitled The...

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July-October 1850

A shilling quarterly for women entitled The Christian Lady's Library: A Quarterly Journal of Religious and Moral Instruction began publication in London.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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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

1844: Céline Céleste began managing the Adelphi...

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1844

Céline Céleste began managing the Adelphi Theatre
Moody, Jane. “Illusions of authorship”. Women and Playwriting in Nineteenth-Century Britain, edited by Tracy C. Davis and Ellen Donkin, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pp. 99-124.
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Moody, Jane. “Illusions of authorship”. Women and Playwriting in Nineteenth-Century Britain, edited by Tracy C. Davis and Ellen Donkin, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pp. 99-124.
114-16

Catherine Cuthbertson

CC is a fairly conventional novelist of the early nineteenth century. Her seven novels have historically realised settings (often in continental Europe), and happy endings for virtuous upper-class characters. The lower classes (often Irish) provide...

1967: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Member of...

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1967

Margaret Thatcher , Conservative Member of Parliament for Finchley, was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet .
Colley, Linda. “Little Havens of Intimacy”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 8-9.
9

1785: Botanist Thomas Martyn translated into English...

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1785

Botanist Thomas Martyn translated into English a work of Rousseau 's of 1771-3 as Letters on the Elements of Botany, Addressed to a Lady: it had eight editions in the next thirty years.
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
19-20
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.

1 April 1874: The Times featured the first weather map...

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1 April 1874

The Times featured the first weather map to be printed in a British newspaper.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
297

1934: The British Council was founded to promote...

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1934

The British Council was founded to promote education abroad about Britain and British art.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
42

July 1773: The Sentimental Magazine complained about...

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July 1773

The Sentimental Magazine complained about the similarities between girls' boarding schools, irrespective of the social class of their pupils.
Jones, Mary Gwladys. Hannah More. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
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27 July 1911: The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions...

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27 July 1911

The Women's Franchise, which featured contributions from major societies within the suffrage movement and from individuals, ceased publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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12 October 1897: Nearly four years after the appearance of...

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12 October 1897

Nearly four years after the appearance of the first fascicle (A-ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary, a great dinner was held at Queen's College, Oxford , for its volunteer readers, including women.
Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman. HarperCollins, 1998.
163-4, 147

30 January 1948: Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi...

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30 January 1948

Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi by a Hindu who claimed to be acting in retribution for Gandhi's part in the partition of India.
“Obituary: Mr. Gandhi, Apostle of Independence”. Times, 31 Jan. 1948, p. 6.
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May 1926: The British College of Nurses was established,...

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May 1926

The British College of Nurses was established, with Ethel Fenwick as president and her husband Dr Bedford Fenwick as treasurer.
Abel-Smith, Brian. A History of the Nursing Profession. Heinemann, 1960.
130-1
Cowie, Anne. “Organized Labour”. Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting since 1900, edited by Peta Allen and Moya Jolley, Faber and Faber, 1982.
219

By the late 1880s: Frances Low was pursuing a successful career...

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By the late 1880s

Frances Low was pursuing a successful career as a journalist and an editor for The Queen.
Onslow, Barbara. Women of the Press in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Macmillan, 2000.
154, 230

By March 1800: A midwife named Mrs Wright published An Essay...

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By March 1800

A midwife named Mrs Wright published An Essay to instruct women how to protect themselves in a State of Pregnancy, from the Disorders incident to that Period.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2nd ser. 28 (1800): 344-5

October 1972: The National Health Services Amendment Bill...

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October 1972

The National Health Services Amendment Bill allowed local authorities in Britain to support vasectomy services.
Wood, Clive. Vasectomy and Sterilization. Temple Smith, 1974.
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30 June-11 August 1902: The Colonial Conference met in London, and...

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30 June-11 August 1902

The Colonial Conference met in London, and decided to meet again every four years.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
271
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Marion Reid

MR published her only known work, a tract entitled A Plea for Woman, in 1843. She is credited as one of the founders of the feminist movement, although unfortunately little is known about her...

1896: Thomas Fisher Unwin began issuing Cosmopolis,...

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1896

Thomas Fisher Unwin began issuing Cosmopolis, an International Monthly Review; published also in New York, it contained fiction as well as literary criticism, and ran until 1898.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
151

Late Summer 1842: The Plug Riots, with significant participation...

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Late Summer 1842

The Plug Riots, with significant participation by women, occurred in the northern industrial region of England when workers rebelled against inadequate wages.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011. Outsiders: Class, Gender and Nation. Verso, 1993.
55, 93-4
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
30
Uglow, Jennifer S. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories. Faber and Faber, 1993.
145-6

April 1821-May 1829: The Greek War of Liberation was led by Greek...

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April 1821-May 1829

The Greek War of Liberation was led by Greek general Prince Alexander Ypsilantis , an officer in the service of Russia.
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
II: 45
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
68
Levey, Judith S., and Agnes Greenhall, editors. The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press, 1983.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

2 April 1705: Bernard Mandeville published The Grumbling...

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2 April 1705

Bernard Mandeville published The Grumbling Hive (later expanded as The Fable of the Bees).
McKee, Francis. “Early Criticism of ’The Grumbling Hive’”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
233
, June 1988, pp. 176-7.
176-7

By September 1955: Baby and Child Care, by the US physician...

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By September 1955

Baby and Child Care, by the US physician Benjamin Spock , was published in the UK by Bodley Head : among its middle-class readership it inaugurated a new era of child-centred parenting.
British Book News. British Council.
(1955): 1237-8