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By 18 October 1743: The hawker Frances Carver (Blind Fanny) was...

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By 18 October 1743

The hawker Frances Carver (Blind Fanny) was imprisoned in Old Bridewell Prison for selling newspapers without the government stamp.
McDowell, Paula. “Women and the business of print”. Women and Literature in Britain, 1700-1800, edited by Vivien Jones, Cambridge University Press, 2000, pp. 135-54.
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1958: Elaine Morgan's one-act play The Waiting-Room...

Women writers item

1958

Elaine Morgan 's one-act play The Waiting-Room was published by Samuel French .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1895: Thomas Bird Mosher of Portland, Maine, began...

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1895

Thomas Bird Mosher of Portland, Maine, began publishing The Bibelot. A Reprint of Poetry & Prose for Book Lovers, a monthly series later collected as an annual volume, of exquisitely produced editions in tiny press-runs.
“An Exhibition of Books from the Press of Thomas Bird Mosher, from the collection of Norman H. Strouse, January 16th - March 12th 1967”. The Free Library of Philadelphia, Logan Square.

17 October 2000: A train crash at Hatfield in Hertfordshire...

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17 October 2000

A train crash at Hatfield in Hertfordshire killed a number of people, and revealed that Railtrack , the private company entrusted with upkeep of the railways, had been grossly neglectful.
Prescott, John. “On Track or Off the Rails?”. The Ship, Vol.
91
, 2001–2002, pp. 41-2.
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1977: Girton, one of the two original women's colleges...

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1977

Girton , one of the two original women's colleges at Cambridge University, admitted its first male Fellows. Male undergraduates joined them two years later.
“About Girton College”. Girton College, University of Cambridge

11 March 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev was named Secretary of...

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11 March 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev was named Secretary of the Soviet Communist party, becoming leader of the Soviet Union.
“1985: Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader”. BBC News: On This Day, 11 Mar. 1985.

1899: Two-thirds of 12,000 British men examined...

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1899

Two-thirds of 12,000 British men examined for military service were rejected for failing to meet requirements for height (5 feet 3 inches), weight (115 pounds, or over eight stone), or chest measurement.
Lively, Penelope. A House Unlocked. Penguin, 2002.
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1977: The Women's Press was founded in London....

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1977

The Women's Press was founded in London.
Cadman, Eileen et al. Rolling Our Own: Women as Printers, Publishers and Distributors. Minority Press-Group, 1981.
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About September 1936: British haemotologist Janet Vaughan realised...

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About September 1936

British haemotologist Janet Vaughan realised from work during the Spanish Civil War with the Committee for Spanish Medical Aid that blood transfusions could be successfully made with stored blood.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1888: Feminist activist Elizabeth Wolstenholme...

Women writers item

1888

Feminist activist Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy published The Emancipation of Women.
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England. Princeton University Press, 1989.
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October 1793: A British Convention on manhood suffrage...

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October 1793

A British Convention on manhood suffrage was held in Edinburgh, bringing together delegates from the LondonCorresponding Society and Scottish delegates of the Society for Constitutional Information .
Emsley, Clive. British Society and the French Wars, 1793-1815. Macmillan, 1979.
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Epstein, James. “Great Palladium”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 25-6.
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January 1836: Mary Anne Hehl, better known as Mrs Sterling,...

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January 1836

Mary Anne Hehl , better known as Mrs Sterling, achieved acclaim at the Adelphi Theatre .
Macqueen-Pope, Walter James. Ladies First: The Story of Woman’s Conquest of the British Stage. W. H. Allen, 1952.
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3 November 1956: Prime Minister Anthony Eden made one of a...

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3 November 1956

Prime Minister Anthony Eden made one of a series of ministerial broadcasts on the recent Suez crisis, which was covered by BBC television and ITV as well as the BBC radio service at home and...

October 1937: Sir William Coldstream founded the Euston...

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October 1937

Sir William Coldstream founded the Euston Road School of drawing and painting. The school promoted the idea of natural realism, focussing on observation and the use of the model, and moving away from abstraction.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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1658: L. Lemnius in The Secret Miracles of Nature...

Women writers item

1658

L. Lemnius in The Secret Miracles of Nature in Four Books wrote of the respective roles of both sexes in creating new life, and of the offensive odour and effects of menstrual blood.
Mendelson, Sara Heller, and Patricia Crawford. Women in Early Modern England, 1550-1720. Clarendon Press, 1998.
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14 June 1777: The American Congress resolved that the new...

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14 June 1777

The American Congress resolved that the new flag of the United States should have thirteen stars and stripes.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
105-6

1868: In his Report of the Medical Officer of the...

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1868

In his Report of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council, Dr John Simon recommended against the extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts.
Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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1857: Sensing that nationwide prohibition of alcohol...

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1857

Sensing that nationwide prohibition of alcohol was unlikely, the United Kingdom Alliance changed its lobbying efforts to securing Local Option prohibition, which would allow the question to be decided in individual settlements.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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Probably 1659: Margaret Abbott, a convert from the Church...

Women writers item

Probably 1659

Margaret Abbott , a convert from the Church of England to the Baptists , published with her name her only text, A Testimony against the False Teachers of this Generation.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

Mary Linskill

ML was a regional novelist, short-story writer, and occasionally a poet, whose fiction is shaped by the Yorkshire port of Whitby: by the place of its abbey in religious history and of its fishing...

713: St Cuthburga founded the double monastery...

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713

St Cuthburga founded the double monastery of Wimborne in Dorset.
Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin, 1971.
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Page, William, and Ralph B. Pugh, editors. The Victoria History of the County of Dorset. A. Constable; Oxford University Press, 1908–1968, 3 vols.
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Knowles, David, and Richard Neville Hadcock. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Longmans and Green, 1953.
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Double monasteries were not uncommon: they included one institution for women and one for men.

April 1886: Daybreak, an illustrated magazine of the...

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April 1886

Daybreak, an illustrated magazine of the Church of EnglandZenana Missionary Society , began monthly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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22 November 1599: Edward Fairfax licensed with the Stationers'...

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22 November 1599

Edward Fairfax licensed with the Stationers' Company his Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Jerusalem, his translation of Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso (1581), which was published in 1600.
Burrow, Colin. “I Don’t Know Whats”. London Review of Books, 22 Feb. 2001, pp. 12-13.
12-13
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

5 May 1956: Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet company marked...

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5 May 1956

Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet company marked its 25th anniversary by presenting a suite of dances choreographed by Frederick Ashton and entitled Birthday Offering.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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