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1903: The Association of Shorthand Writers and...

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1903

The Association of Shorthand Writers and Typists was formed in London.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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1882: The Municipal Workwomen's Society was fo...

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1882

The Municipal Workwomen's Society was founded.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
127

16 September 1909: The Women's Freedom League Temporary Newsheet...

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16 September 1909

The Women's Freedom League Temporary Newsheet began weekly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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28 December 1895: The Lumière brothers of Lyons, France, gave...

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28 December 1895

The LumièreLouis Lumière brothers of Lyons, France, gave the first cinematic show, or Cinématographe, to a paying audience, at 14, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.
Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
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Sweet, Matthew. Inventing the Victorians. St Martin’s Press, 2001.
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1893: Nina Kennard's novel Diogenes' Sandals reached...

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1893

Nina Kennard 's novel Diogenes' Sandals reached a second edition in this, its year of first publication.
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1986: Honno Welsh Women's Press was set up by a...

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1986

Honno Welsh Women's Press was set up by a group of women seeking wider publishing opportunities for women in Wales.
Honno Welsh Women’s Press. http://www.honno.co.uk/.
Mslexia. Mslexia Publications.
13 (2002): 6

1790: The first successful artificial insemination...

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1790

The first successful artificial insemination was performed, by a lay person, as recommended by Scottish surgeon John Hunter .
Chen, Serena H., and Edward E. Wallach. “Five Decades of Progress in Management of the Infertile Couple”. Fertility and Sterility, Vol.
62
, No. 4, Oct. 1994, pp. 665-85.
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Wood, Clive. Vasectomy and Sterilization. Temple Smith, 1974.
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1946: The report of the Royal Commission on Equal...

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1946

The report of the Royal Commission on Equal Pay was released.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
161
Thane, Pat. “The Women of the British Labour Party and Feminism, 1906-1945”. British Feminism in the Twentieth Century, edited by Harold L. Smith, Edward Elgar, 1990, pp. 124-43.
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15 June 1996: A bomb planted by the IRA destroyed a shopping...

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15 June 1996

A bomb planted by the IRA destroyed a shopping centre in the heart of Manchester, injuring about two hundred people.
“Huge Explosion Rocks Central Manchester”. BBC News: On this Day, 15 June 1996.

30 March 1964: Mods and Rockers, rival youth gangs, clashed...

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30 March 1964

Mods and Rockers, rival youth gangs, clashed in Clacton and other British resort towns.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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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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7 September 1908: English theatre patron Annie Horniman founded...

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7 September 1908

English theatre patron Annie Horniman founded the Manchester Repertory Company , which began its first season at the renovated Gaiety Theatre , Manchester.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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Stevenson, John, 1946 -. British Society, 1914-45. Penguin, 1984.
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1830: Henri Beyle published his famous novel Le...

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1830

Henri Beyle published his famous novel Le Rouge et Le Noir: Chronique du XIXe Siècle, under the pseudonym Henri Stendhal.
Haig, Stirling. Stendhal: The Red and The Black. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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28 November 1776: The otherwise unidentified Mrs H. Cartwright...

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28 November 1776

The otherwise unidentified Mrs H. Cartwright wrote the dedication to Elizabeth Montagu of her first work, Letters on Female Education Addressed to a Married Lady, which appeared early the next year.
Cartwright, Mrs H. Letters on Female Education Addressed to a Married Lady. E. and C. Dilly, 1777.
prelims

1813: The monthly Female Preceptor, essays on the...

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1813

The monthly Female Preceptor, essays on the duties of the female sex, conducted by a lady and dedicated to Hannah More , began publication.
Beetham, Margaret. A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman’s Magazine, 1800-1914. Routledge, 1996.
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6 February 1756: A national fast day was held in Britain,...

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6 February 1756

A national fast day was held in Britain, to pray for success in the Seven Years War.
Steele, Anne. The Works of Mrs. Anne Steele. Munroe, Francis and Parker, 1808, 2 vols.
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26 July 1956: Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt nationalised...

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26 July 1956

Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal and temporarily closed it to traffic; the move (made in response to British-American refusal to finance the Aswan Dam, and a general fear of Egypt moving...

1848: The Order of the Good Shepherd Sisters arrived...

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1848

The Order of the Good Shepherd Sisters arrived in Ireland, and the first Magdalene Asylums were established.
Raftery, Mary, and Eoin O’Sullivan. Suffer the Little Children: The Inside Story of Ireland’s Industrial Schools. Continuum, 2001.
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O’Toole, Fintan. “The Sisters of No Mercy”. Guardian Unlimited, 16 Feb. 2003.
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By 4 October 1851: Chemistry professor William Gregory published...

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By 4 October 1851

Chemistry professor William Gregory published an extended analysis of mesmerism entitled Letters to a Candid Inquirer on Animal Magnetism.
Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
208, 210
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1249 (1851): 1037

1907: Hatty Baker began to act as the first female...

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1907

Hatty Baker began to act as the first female Congregational minister in Britain, though without official sanction.
Kaye, Elaine. “A Turning-point in the Ministry of Women: The Ordination of the First Woman to the Christian Ministry in England in September 1917”. Women in the Church, edited by William J. Sheils and Diana Wood, Basil Blackwell, 1990, pp. 505-12.
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Bebbington, D. W. Evangelicalism in Modern Britain. A history from the 1730s to the 1980s. Routledge, 1989.
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24 January 1848: The discovery of gold at Sutter's Creek,...

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24 January 1848

The discovery of gold at Sutter's Creek, California, led to the first gold rush (which is popularly named from the year following this one).
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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22 July 1946: Members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi (Military-National...

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22 July 1946

Members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi (Military-National Organization in Hebrew) blew up British General Headquarters in the King David Hotel, Jerusalem, killing ninety-one people.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
396
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
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11 December 1845-29 March 1849: The Anglo-Sikh wars were fought; they concluded...

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11 December 1845-29 March 1849

The Anglo-Sikh wars were fought; they concluded with formal annexation of the Punjab to India.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 821
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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2 October 1862: Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing...

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2 October 1862

Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing out the widely varying rents for West End theatres.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
32, 37

23 December 1919: The Nurses Registration Act established a...

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23 December 1919

The Nurses Registration Act established a General Nursing Council to create and maintain a register of nurses in England and Wales; parliament also passed separate laws on the same day to take effect in...

1955: A top-secret British government report painted...

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1955

A top-secret British government report painted a bleak picture of the probable results of nuclear attack, which it estimated could kill a third of the population in 24 hours and leave large areas uninhabitable.
Smith, Melissa. “’What to do if it happens’: planners, pamphlets and propaganda in the age of the H-bomb”. Endeavour, Vol.
33
, No. 2, June 2009, pp. 60-64.
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