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11 April 1914: The Irish Women's Franchise League, in the...

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11 April 1914

The Irish Women's Franchise League , in the Irish Citizen, criticized the recently-formed Cumann na mBan for placing nationalism before women's suffrage.
McKillen, Beth. “Irish Feminism and Nationalist Separatism, 1914-23”. Éire-Ireland, Vol.
17
, No. 3, 4, 1982, pp. 52 - 67, 72.
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Ward, Margaret. “’Suffrage First--Above All Else!’ An Account of the Irish Suffrage Movement”. Feminist Review, Vol.
10
, 1982, pp. 21-36.
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19 June 1812: Following years of strained British-American...

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19 June 1812

Following years of strained British-American relations, US president Madison declared war on Britain (including British Canada); this began the War of 1812.
Keller, Betty. Pauline: A Biography of Pauline Johnson. Douglas and McIntyre, 1981.
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Dupuy, R. Ernest, and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present. 2nd ed., Jane’s, 1986.
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Rose Hickman

RH was an earnest and committed Protestant during the sixteenth century's religious conflicts. She is remembered for the account she wrote down (in 1610 at the age of eighty-four) of her life. It is personal...
Rose Hickman Painting of Rose Hickman by a follower of John de Critz, 1596, the day after her seventieth birthday. Her pale face, white ruff, and hands (one holding a glove) are all that emerge from her dark cloak, cap, and belt, and a dark background. Her age and the date are noted in Latin, her name and those of her father and first husband in English. Gainsborough Old Hall.

27 June 1969: New York City police raided Greenwich Village's...

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27 June 1969

New York City police raided Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn, provoking the first gay riot in the USA; gay and lesbian history began to use Stonewall as a defining date.
Brownmiller, Susan. In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Dial, 1999.
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By early December 1984: The term cyberspace was coined in William...

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By early December 1984

The term cyberspace was coined in William Gibson 's novel Neuromancer.
Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
119
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
4262 (7 December 1984) 1398

June 2002: US writer Ann Patchett won the Orange Award...

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June 2002

US writer Ann Patchett won the Orange Award for Fiction for her fourth novel, Bel Canto.
“Patchett wins ¥30,000 Orange Prize”. BBC News, 11 June 2002.

By 8 June 1615: Antiquary and historian William Camden anonymously...

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By 8 June 1615

Antiquary and historian William Camden anonymously published the first part of his Annales, a Latin history of the reign of Queen Elizabeth .
Woolf, Daniel. The Idea of History in Early Stuart England. University of Toronto Press, 1990.
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18 September 1986: Dedicated to her parents, Trees in Sheep...

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18 September 1986

Dedicated to her parents, Trees in Sheep Country by Anna Adams was published through Peterloo Poets .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Blackwell’s Online Bookshop. http://Bookshop.Blackwell.co.uk.

1771: John Millar published Observations concerning...

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1771

John Millar published Observations concerning the Distinction of Ranks in Society.
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
Catalogue No. 39

4 August 1960: Hitchcock's thriller Psycho opened in London....

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4 August 1960

Hitchcock 's thriller Psycho opened in London. Some claim that this was the first film shown in Britain with defined programmes instead of running on a loop which could be joined or left at any time.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). http://www.imdb.com.
Diski, Jenny. “Mother! Oh God! Mother!”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 1, 7 Jan. 2010, pp. 28-9.

Rosamond Lehmann

RL has received less critical attention than other women modernists, especially her closest literary colleagues Elizabeth Bowen and Virginia Woolf . However, after the reprinting of her work in the 1980s, her seven novels, her...
Rosamond Lehmann Black-and-white photo of Rosamond Lehmann. She is wearing a silk scarf, and her white hair is cut short. Behind her is a painting of a woman.

1856: The Provincial Medical and Surgical Association...

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1856

The Provincial Medical and Surgical Association was renamed the British Medical Association .
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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2 November 1903: The London Daily Mirror began publication...

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2 November 1903

The LondonDaily Mirror began publication with a woman editor, Mary Howarth , as a penny paper for gentlewomen by gentlewomen.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
Stott, Mary. “Women in Newspapers”. On Gender and Writing, edited by Michelene Wandor, Pandora Press, 1983, pp. 126-32.
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18 November 1477: Having set up a printing shop in Westminster...

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18 November 1477

Having set up a printing shop in Westminster the previous year, William Caxton published The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers; the earliest dated book printed in England.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
18 November 2013

Edna O'Brien

Throughout her career, contemporary Irish writer EOB has published novels, short stories, drama, screen and teleplays, poetry, travel writing, and children's books. Her imaginative writing, in which she experiments with linguistic and narrative conventions, almost...
Edna O'Brien Black-and-white photo of Edna O'brien, December 1970. Seated, she is wearing an eclectic coat with different textual patterns and black fur sleeves and collar. Her hair is back in a relaxed bouffant updo.

24-29 April 1916: In what became known as the Easter Rising,...

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24-29 April 1916

In what became known as the Easter Rising, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army took control of Dublin.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
303
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
613

4 September 1939: Japan announced that it would remain neutral...

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4 September 1939

Japan announced that it would remain neutral in the world conflict.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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1962: Bridget Riley, artist in the op or Optical...

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1962

Bridget Riley , artist in the op or Optical style, had her first exhibition, at Victor Musgrave 's Gallery One in London.
Sylvester, David. “’Someone you had to be a bit careful with’”. London Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2000, pp. 18-19.
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1943: Beatrice Frederika Wright became the first...

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1943

Beatrice Frederika Wright became the first Member of Parliament to be pregnant while in office.
Harrison, Brian. “Women in a Men’s House: The Women M.P.s, 1919-1945”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
29
, No. 3, Sept. 1986, pp. 623-54.
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Stenton, Michael, and Stephen Lees, editors. Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament. Harvester Press, 1976–1981, 4 vols.
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14 March 1733: Sir Robert Walpole first proposed the immensely...

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14 March 1733

Sir Robert Walpole first proposed the immensely controversial Excise Bill.
Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons, 1715-1754. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
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1924: Mollie Stanley Wrench, as Mrs S. Wrench,...

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1924

Mollie Stanley Wrench , as Mrs S. Wrench, published her retelling of Stories of Famous Operas, illustrated by T. Peddie .
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.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1922: Anna Freud presented a paper to the Vienna...

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1922

Anna Freud presented a paper to the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society entitled Beating Phantasies and Day Dreams, on the basis of which she was accepted as a member.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
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March - May 1964: The Whitechapel Gallery in East London held...

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March - May 1964

The Whitechapel Gallery in East London held its New Generation show, featuring among its twelve exhibitors the work of Bridget Riley and David Hockney .
“Exhibitions 1950 - Present”. Whitechapel Gallery.
Spurling, Hilary. “’Mt aim is to make people feel alive’”. Guardian Weekly, 7 Jan. 2011, pp. 34-5.
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By 27 November 1886: Rosa Mulholland published Marcella Grace:...

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By 27 November 1886

Rosa Mulholland published Marcella Grace: An Irish Novel, as Rosa M. Gilbert.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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