Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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By 1784: William Lane, who had been active in the...
Writer or writing item
By 1784
William Lane
, who had been active in the London book trade since 1763, was soliciting novels to publish.
McLeod, Deborah. The Minerva Press. University of Alberta, 1997.
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1855: The Metropolitan Board of Works, an indirectly...
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1855
The Metropolitan Board of Works
, an indirectly elected body, was set up to supervise public infrastructure in London.
Hunt, Tristram. “Bus Lane Strategy”. London Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2002, pp. 20-1.
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1 June 1951: Penny Postage for printed matter ended....
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1 June 1951
Penny Postage for printed matter ended.
Staff, Frank. The Penny Post, 1680-1918. Lutterworth Press, 1964.
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Author profile
Mary Chandler
MC
, writing in the earlier eighteenth century, became famous for a single poem, the A Description of Bath, whose chief interest is the way it functions as part of a local tourist economy...
1824: The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons,...
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1824
The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons, a monthly magazine on high culture and fashion, was founded in London by Mr and Mrs Bell
.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
29-30
10 July 1793: In the Irish House of Lords Lord Chancellor...
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10 July 1793
In the Irish House of Lords
Lord Chancellor Fitzgibbon
accused Wolfe Tone
(on the basis of a letter written two years previously) of favouring Irish separatism.
Tone, Theobald Wolfe. The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763-1798. Editors Moody, Theodore William et al., Clarendon, 1998, 2 vols.
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Author profile
Matthew Arnold
1 May 1864: Frank Smedley, novelist, died at Grove Lodge,...
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1 May 1864
Frank Smedley
, novelist, died at Grove Lodge, Regent's Park, London.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1842: Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory...
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1842
Anders Adolf Retzius
introduced his theory on head forms, including his cranial index to differentiate between races.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
309
Williams, L. Pearce. Album of Science: The Nineteenth Century. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.
211
24 May 1675: Anthony Wood, passionate collector of historical...
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24 May 1675
Anthony Wood
, passionate collector of historical ephemera, carried off for his collection a petition to parliament which he found provided as toilet paper in a London privy.
Kiessling, Nicolas K. “The Library of Anthony Wood from 1681 to 1999”. Bodleian Library Record, Vol.
xvi
, No. 6, Oct. 1999, pp. 470-98.
471
11 May 1950: The play by the Romanian-French dramatist...
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11 May 1950
The play by the Romanian-French dramatist Eugene Ionesco
which was later translated as The Bald Soprano (occasionally as The Bald Prima Donna) opened in Paris. For many later literary historians this signalled the...
May 1829: A Ladies' Bazaar to benefit Spanish refugees,...
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May 1829
A Ladies' Bazaar to benefit Spanish refugees, held at the Hanover Square Rooms in London, patron the Duke of Wellington
, raised the remarkable sum of £2,000.
“Deaprtments. Travel. Stanhope, Lady Caroline”. Bernard Quaritch Ltd.
10 December 1962: Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins of Great...
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.
26 March 1845: The first two Anglican sisters arrived at...
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26 March 1845
The first two Anglican sisters arrived at 17 Park Village West (near Regent's Park in London) to take up residence with the Sisterhood of the Holy Cross
, a newly-founded nursing order which was the...
18 January 1341: Queen's College, Oxford, was founded; it...
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18 January 1341
Queen's College
, Oxford, was founded; it was originally named Quene Hall.
Rashdall, Hastings. Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages. Editors Powicke, Sir Frederick Maurice and Alfred Brotherston Emden, Clarendon, 1987, 3 vols.
III: 207
Hodgkin, Robert Howard. Six Centuries of an Oxford College: A History of the Queen’s College, 1340-1940. Blackwell, 1949.
v
The founding date is also given as 18 January 1340, according to Old Style, which continued the old year until 25 March.
7 February 1683: John Locke wrote to Mary Clarke about the...
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7 February 1683
John Locke
wrote to Mary Clarke
about the education of her daughter, saying that since I acknowledge no difference of sex in your mind relating . . . to truth, virtue and obedience,
Locke, John. The Correspondence of John Locke. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Clarendon, 1976–1989, 8 vols.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
277, 318
20 February 1909: F. T. Marinetti's Founding Manifesto of Futurism,...
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20 February 1909
F. T. Marinetti
's Founding Manifesto of Futurism, declaring the Futurists' intent to destroy the museums, libraries, academies of every kind, was published on the front page of Le Figaro,
Fisher, Mark. “Objections to the Object”. Times Literary Supplement, 22 Mar. 2002, pp. 13-14.
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1870: The National Association for the Promotion...
Hunt, Alan. Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Hunt, Alan. Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
157
“Guide to Sources: Archives, Libraries and Museums”. Genesis: Developing Access to Women’s History Sources in the British Isles.
1869: Agnes Peterson established the Women's Co-Operative...
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1869
Agnes Peterson
established the Women's Co-Operative Printing Union
in San Francisco to help female typesetters earn an independent and honest living when discriminated against by male printers' unions
“About Wells Fargo: A Proud Tradition of Diversity”. Wells Fargo.
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“About Wells Fargo: A Proud Tradition of Diversity”. Wells Fargo.
