Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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Sarah Williams
SW
had a short and promising career in the late 1860s as a writer of journalism, poetry, and fiction aimed at both children and adults. Highly regarded by other writers, her work not only ranges...
1806: James S. Carter, a Tourist Outfitter, opened...
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1806
James S. Carter
, a Tourist Outfitter, opened a shop at 369 Oxford Street, London; among his wares was an Alpine boot for walking outdoors, made for men and women.
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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23 November 1552: Christ's Hospital was founded in London to...
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23 November 1552
Christ's Hospital
was founded in London to supply meat, drink, clothes, lodging, learning, and attendants for children of the poor, both boys and girls.
Pedersen, Joyce Senders. The Reform of Girls’ Secondary and Higher Education in Victorian England: A Study of Elites and Educational Change. Garland, 1987.
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Borer, Mary Cathcart. Willingly to School: A History of Women’s Education. Lutterworth Press, 1976.
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1892: The boys' paper Chums began publication,...
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1892
The boys' paper Chums began publication, aiming to rival the Boy's Own Paper; without ever equalling that in popularity, it lasted forty-two years.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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6 June 1808: The cornerstone of the new Court House at...
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6 June 1808
The cornerstone of the new Court House at Carlisle was laid. In it was placed a sealed bottle or time capsule containing newspapers, a bank note and other money, the order for construction, the original...
1920: A new Official Secrets Act was passed: once...
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1920
A new Official Secrets Act was passed: once again it came at a time of intense labour and popular unrest.
Porter, Bernard. “Boarder or Day Boy?”. London Review of Books, 15 July 1999, pp. 13-15.
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15 October 1951: BBC television broadcast its first live election...
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15 October 1951
BBC
television broadcast its first live election address, given by Lord Samuel
.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
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Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1956: The Paris Congress brought together for discussion...
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1956
The Paris Congress brought together for discussion Black writers and artists from Africa, the Caribbean, and the USA.
White, Landeg. “The Dignity of Merchants”. London Review of Books, 10 Aug. 2000, pp. 40-1.
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1824: William Henry James patented the first steam...
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Beaulieu, Edward, Lord Montagu of, and Anthony Bird. Steam Cars 1770-1970. Cassell, 1971.
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Historians Montagu and Bird give the date as 1825.
From December 1938: British actress Vivien Leigh starred as Scarlett...
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From December 1938
British actress Vivien Leigh
starred as Scarlett O'Hara in the film Gone With the Wind, based on the bestselling (and Pulitzer-Prize-winning) novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell
, about the end of...
As early as 1885: Octavia Hill gave evidence to the Royal Commission...
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As early as 1885
Octavia Hill
gave evidence to the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes.
Brion, Marion, and Anthea Tinker. Women in Housing: Access and Influence. Housing Centre Trust, 1980.
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Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
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Rodger, Richard. Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914: Class, Capitalism and Construction. Macmillan, 1989.
Ceadel, Martin. Pacifism in Britain, 1914-1945 : The Defining of a Faith. Clarendon, 1980, http://U of A HSS.
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1788: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre published his popular...
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1788
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
published his popular sentimental novel Paul et Virginie, a two-generation story involving friendship between two single mothers living in a kind of exile in the idyllic, colonial, tropical Ile de France...
Prominent designer Katherine Hamnett
caused deliberate political offence by wearing a T-shirt sporting an anti-nuclear slogan for meeting with Margaret Thatcher
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“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
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Author profile
Jane Loudon
While still an adolescent JL
published tales and verse; next, in 1827, came a highly unusual science-fiction horror novel. After marrying a horticulturalist she participated in his writing career with work on his gardening magazine...
1820: Book collector Frances Mary Richardson Currer,...
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1820
Book collector Frances Mary Richardson Currer
, of Eshton Hall, Craven, Yorkshire, had her library catalogue privately printed in 40 copies; she had an extended catalogue printed in 100 copies in 1833.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
: The satirical magazine Private Eye issued...
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Autumn 1961
The satirical magazine Private Eye issued its first number, a scruffy pamphlet; surviving copies were worth £1,000 by the end of the century, with the magazine still flourishing.
Carpenter, Humphrey. “Origins of the EyeOxford Today, Vol.
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, No. 2, 2001, pp. 52-3.
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25 April 1836: The New Strand Theatre (opened without a...
