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1941: The same year she became an American citizen,...

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1941

The same year she became an American citizen, Welsh-born Dilys Laing published Another England, a collection of poetry that vilifies war.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.

6 December 1947: The Senate of Cambridge University unanimously,...

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6 December 1947

The Senate of Cambridge University unanimously, if belatedly, voted to admit women for the first time as full members.
Barnard, Howard Clive. A History of English Education from 1760. 2nd ed., University of London Press, 1961.
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McWilliams-Tullberg, Rita. Women at Cambridge. Gollancz, 1975.
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“Fact sheet: Women at Cambridge: A Chronology”. University of Cambridge.

10 October 1957: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, her last novel,...

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10 October 1957

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand , her last novel, set her Objectivist philosophy in stone: I'll give you a hint. Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your...

August 1497: Perkin Warbeck, allegedly younger brother...

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August 1497

Perkin Warbeck , allegedly younger brother of Edward V but probably an impostor, was taken into custody by Henry VII ; he was executed two years later.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
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1919: Alice Clark published her ground-breaking...

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1919

Alice Clark published her ground-breaking The Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century. She opened a new topic in history: women's work was as yet unexamined in other periods besides this one.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Clark and Pinchbeck

31 January 1881: At the end of the month in which Charles...

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31 January 1881

At the end of the month in which Charles Stewart Parnell stood trial for demoralizing the Irish people, his sister Anna Catherine Parnell launched the Ladies' Land League in Ireland; like the original Land League

1683: William Dockwra, a merchant in metals, received...

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1683

William Dockwra , a merchant in metals, received a patent for establishing a penny post within the confines of London (an idea first mooted three years earlier).
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Dockwra

1878: Electromechanical vibrators were probably...

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1878

Electromechanical vibrators were probably first used medically in the treatment of hysteria at La Salpêtrière in Paris.
Maines, Rachel P. The Technology of Orgasm: ’Hysteria’, the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
93

1860: The Lady's Review, a magazine that attempted...

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1860

The Lady's Review, a magazine that attempted to discuss social change, began in London and died within the year.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Late 1739: There was published, bearing the date of...

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Late 1739

There was published, bearing the date of 1740, The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies , commonly call'd Mother Ross. Taken from her own mouth, the story of a woman cross-dressing to be a soldier.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
Easton, Fraser. “Plebeianizing the Female Soldier”. Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS) Conference, St John’s, Newfoundland, 15 Oct. 2010.

29 June 1875: The new Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings...

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29 June 1875

The new Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act contained provisions for the rehousing of those rendered homeless through the compulsory demolition of insanitary buildings.
Rodger, Richard. Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914: Class, Capitalism and Construction. Macmillan, 1989.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

March 1893: Doves Bindery was established by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson...

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March 1893

Doves Bindery was established by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson in Hammersmith; it became one of the greatest binderies in England.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
118, 119
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
163
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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Cave, Roderick. The Private Press. Faber and Faber, 1971.
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1934: John Christie formed the Glyndebourne Festival...

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1934

John Christie formed the Glyndebourne Festival of Opera.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
378
Stevenson, John, 1946 -. British Society, 1914-45. Penguin, 1984.
420

20 August 1938: A journalist in a British newspaper wrote:...

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20 August 1938

A journalist in a British newspaper wrote: The way stateless Jews from Germany are pouring into this country is becoming an outrage.
“The Refugee Council advertisement”. London Review of Books, 17 Feb. 2000, p. 13.
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11 July 1637: The Bodleian Library's right to one copy...

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11 July 1637

The Bodleian Library 's right to one copy of each new book published in Britain was re-established by order of Archbishop Laud , who happened at the time to be Chancellor of Oxford University .
Whitaker, David. “Heresy!”. The Author, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1 Dec. 2001–28 Feb. 2002, pp. 160-1.
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1919: The Federal Council of the Evangelical Free...

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1919

The Federal Council of the Evangelical Free Churches was formed to foster co-operation among Free Churches.
Mews, Constance. “Religious Thinker: ’A Frail Human Being’ on Fiery Life”. Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, edited by Barbara Newman, University of California Press, 1998, pp. 52-69.
452

January 2007: The iPhone, launched by Apple at the Consumer...

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January 2007

The iPhone, launched by Apple at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas combined a mobile phone with touch-screen, web browser, camera, and MP3 player.
Tenner, Edward. “A Place for Hype”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 33-4.
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1851: William Thomson, known as Lord Kelvin from...

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1851

William Thomson , known as Lord Kelvin from 1892 onwards, published his research on the laws of the conservation of energy.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
273

Ann Masterman Skinn

AMS is to all intents and purposes a one-work author. Her eighteenth-century epistolary novel, The Old Maid; or, The History of Miss Ravensworth, is vigorous and highly unusual; but any other work is still untraced.

20 April 1968: In a famously apocalyptic speech, Enoch Powell...

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20 April 1968

In a famously apocalyptic speech, Enoch Powell advocated voluntary repatriation of Asians and West Indians from Britain to avert bloodshed in inner cities.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
427

February 1951: The Bow Group was founded as an organisation...

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February 1951

The Bow Group was founded as an organisation of younger members of the Conservative Party , to carry out and publish research on political issues.
British Book News. British Council.
(1956): 475
The Bow Group. http://replay.web.archive.org/20080614014527/http://www.bowgroup.org/content.asp?pageid=8.

18 June 1922-19 July 1924: The Kurds, seeking autonomy, rose in rebellion...

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18 June 1922-19 July 1924

The Kurds, seeking autonomy, rose in rebellion against the British Mandate over Iraq, their homeland.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 850-1
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
1095
Buchan, James. “Miss Bell’s fateful lines in the sand”. Guardian Weekly, Vol.
168
, No. 13, 20–26 Mar. 2003, p. 20.
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5 December 1905: Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,...

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5 December 1905

Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman , a known supporter of women's suffrage, formed the government of the UK, following the surprise resignation of Conservative Arthur James Balfour .
Butler, David E., and Jennie Freeman. British Political Facts, 1900-1960. Macmillan, 1963.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
491

11 December 1906: Millicent Garrett Fawcett gave a banquet...

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11 December 1906

Millicent Garrett Fawcett gave a banquet at the Savoy Hotel in London to celebrate the release from Holloway Prison of suffragists arrested on 23 October.
Holton, Sandra Stanley. Suffrage Days: Stories from the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Routledge, 1996.
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Gawthorpe, Mary. Up Hill to Holloway. Traversity Press, 1962.
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