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1926: Beatrice Kean Seymour published her novel,...

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1926

Beatrice Kean Seymour published her novel, The Last Day, which would be reissued in the Modern Library series ten years hence.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

8 July 1761: The engagement of George III and Princess...

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8 July 1761

The engagement of George III and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was announced at a Privy Council meeting.
Tillyard, Stella. Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832. Chatto and Windus, 1994.
132

29 October 1956-22 December 1956: The Suez Crisis occurred: the nationalisation...

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29 October 1956-22 December 1956

The Suez Crisis occurred: the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by Gamal Abdul Nasser , President of Egypt, produced a joint invasion of Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel, who feared an interruption of...

1850: The first midnight mission for the reclamation...

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1850

The first midnight mission for the reclamation of prostitutes was held, in a Waterloo Road schoolroom, London.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
194

6 September 1839: The National Convention of Chartists was...

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6 September 1839

The National Convention of Chartists was dissolved.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011, editor. The Early Chartists. Macmillan, 1971.
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Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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By 7 May 1881: Walter Besant and James Rice published The...

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By 7 May 1881

Walter Besant and James Rice published The Chaplain of the Fleet, the fictional autobiography of Kitty Pleydell.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2793 (1881): 622

About 1430-50: English scribes all over the country gradually...

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About 1430-50

English scribes all over the country gradually shifted from local dialects to a centralised form of Chancery English.
Riddy, Felicity. “Julian of Norwich and Self-Textualization”. Editing Women, edited by Ann M. Hutchison, University of Toronto Press, 1998, pp. 101-24.
112

1880-1886: Social reformer and purity activist Ellice...

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1880-1886

Social reformer and purity activist Ellice Hopkins operated a working-men's mission in a custom-built hall at Barnwell, near Cambridge.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
95

1811: John Frank Newton published The Return to...

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1811

John Frank Newton published The Return to Nature, or a Defence of the Vegetable Regimen.
Perkins, David. Romanticism and Animal Rights. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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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.

3 May 1808: Goya painted a picture of the defenders of...

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3 May 1808

Goya painted a picture of the defenders of Madrid facing a firing squad after the city's capture by Napoleon .
Newey, Glen. “Effing the Ineffable”. London Review of Books, 25 Nov. 1999, pp. 15-16.
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1839: By this date Hanwell Lunatic Asylum had introduced...

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1839

By this date Hanwell Lunatic Asylum had introduced therapeutic labour as part of the patient healing process.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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1874: James Starley of Coventry patented the first...

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1874

James Starley of Coventry patented the first women's bicycle.
Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
5: 414-15

29 November 1947 - 29 February 1948: The Royal Academy in London held an important...

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29 November 1947 - 29 February 1948

The Royal Academy in London held an important exhibition of Indian and Pakistani art. Sarojini Naidu was one of those who worked with British arts professionals to find and select the exhibits.
Roberts, Cleo. “1947: India, Art and Nationhood”. London Library Magazine, No. 38, 1 Dec. 2017–28 Feb. 2018, pp. 22-5.
24-5

1874: The novel By Still Waters: A Story for Quiet...

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1874

The novel By Still Waters: A Story for Quiet Hours was published; it was attributed to Edward Garrett, the pseudonym of Isabella Fyvie Mayo .
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.

1 January 1848: The first issue appeared of the Rambler,...

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1 January 1848

The first issue appeared of the Rambler, a controversial periodical aimed at Roman Catholics and recent converts.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
2: 732
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
2: 733
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
2: 732-3

1 October 1932: The British Union of Fascists was founded...

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1 October 1932

The British Union of Fascists was founded by Sir Oswald Mosley .
Sir Oswald Mosley. http://www.oswaldmosley.com/.
Berry, Paul, and Mark Bostridge. Vera Brittain: A Life. Chatto and Windus, 1995.

1888: The inaugural meeting of the Scottish branch...

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1888

The inaugural meeting of the Scottish branch of the Women's Protective and Provident League was held in Glasgow and sponsored by the Glasgow Trades Union Council .
Gordon, Eleanor. Women and the Labour Movement in Scotland 1850-1914. Clarendon, 1991, http://University of Toronto (Robarts).
212

1986: Anna Adams released a poetic address to Vincent...

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1986

Anna Adams released a poetic address to Vincent Van Gogh entitled Dear Vincent.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

Gustave Doré

23 April 1918: The Irish Trades Union Congress organized...

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23 April 1918

The Irish Trades Union Congress organized a one-day strike against conscription; women involved protested the Conscription Act and pledged not to take jobs vacated by men who had been forced into military service.
Moody, Theodore William et al., editors. A New History of Ireland. Clarendon, 1976–2026, 10 vols.
394
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
121-3
Ward, Margaret. Unmanageable Revolutionaries: Women and Irish Nationalism. Pluto, 1983.
128

1 February 1759: William Robertson published at London his...

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1 February 1759

William Robertson published at London his History of Scotland (which became a source for The Recess by Sophia Lee ).
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.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

June 1967: The last remaining law in the USA which prohibited...

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June 1967

The last remaining law in the USA which prohibited interracial marriage (operative in the State of Virginia) was struck down by the US Supreme Court in the case of Loving v. Virginia.
Trimberger, E. Kay. “For better or worse”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xviii
, No. 7, Apr. 2001, pp. 21-2.
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1887: James McNeill Whistler was elected president...

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1887

James McNeill Whistler was elected president of the Society of British Artists .
Spencer, Robin. The Aesthetic Movement: Theory and Practice. Studio Vista, 1972.
113

July 1888: The first international conference on women's...

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July 1888

The first international conference on women's suffrage was held in Washington, DC; it brought together members of the International Council of Women and the National Council of Women .
D’Cruze, Shani. “Women and the Family”. Women’s History: Britain, 1850-1945, edited by June Purvis, UCL Press, 1995, pp. 51-83.
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Greenspan, Karen. The Timetables of Women’s History. Simon and Shuster, 1994.
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Anne Docwra

As an elderly woman in the late seventeenth century, AD published at least seven polemical tracts, most of them defending the Quakers. Her work shows her to have been a leader of local public opinion...