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May 1844: The North British Review began publication...

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May 1844

The North British Review began publication in Edinburgh, appealing to a liberal Christian audience.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
1: 663, 667

1 January 1914: The Women's Medical Service was established...

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1 January 1914

The Women's Medical Service was established to professionalize and improve the conditions and salaries of women doctors in India; Dr Margaret Balfour was the Chief Medical Officer.
Bell, E. Moberly. Storming the Citadel. Constable, 1953.
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1879: Thomas Burberry patented an impervious, breathable,...

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1879

Thomas Burberry patented an impervious, breathable, virtually indestructible fabric he called gaberdine (spelled gabardine in the USA).
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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December 1779: By the Act for Further Relief of Protestant...

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December 1779

By the Act for Further Relief of Protestant Dissenting Ministers, the Countess of Huntingdon 's chapels were registered as Dissenting meeting houses.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
49 (1779): 630

March 1791: France broke off relations with the Papa...

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March 1791

France broke off relations with the Papacy.
Waldron, Mary. Lactilla, Milkwoman of Clifton: The Life and Writings of Ann Yearsley, 1753-1806. University of Georgia Press, 1996.
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8 September 1966: International Literacy Day, instituted by...

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8 September 1966

International Literacy Day, instituted by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) late in the previous year, was first celebrated. It has continued on this date since then.
“UNESCO”. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
8 September 2011

1622: William Gouge in Of Domesticall Duties voiced...

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1622

William Gouge in Of Domesticall Duties voiced the prevailing view that women's lives had public as well as domestic aspects: for them, he wrote, a conscionable performance of household duties was a publike worke.
Crawford, Patricia. “Public Duty, Conscience, and Women in Early Modern England”. Public Duty and Private Conscience in Seventeenth-Century England, edited by John Morrill et al., Clarendon Press, 1993, pp. 57-76.
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8 September 1705: On this day, according to Defoe's True Relation...

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8 September 1705

On this day, according to Defoe 's True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal (published next year), the phantom of a young woman who had just died paid a call on a friend.
Defoe, Daniel. The Earlier Life and Chief Earlier Works of Daniel Defoe. Editor Morley, Henry, 1822 - 1894, George Routledge, 1889.
435-6

Probably summer 1587: Christopher Marlowe's two-part tragedy Tamburlaine...

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Probably summer 1587

Christopher Marlowe 's two-part tragedy Tamburlaine the Great was probably first produced. It was published in 1590.
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1858: Louisa Twining became secretary of the newly-founded...

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1858

Louisa Twining became secretary of the newly-founded Workhouse Visiting Society .
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
176

1845-1847: Europe experienced three years of major famine,...

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1845-1847

Europe experienced three years of major famine, unmatched during the rest of the century.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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By 1865: The Ragged School Union operated more than...

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By 1865

The Ragged School Union operated more than 600 schools, and had educated more than 250,000 children since its founding in 1844.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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24 November 1866: A twopenny weekly for women entitled the...

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24 November 1866

A twopenny weekly for women entitled the Lady's Own Paper began publication in London.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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25 September 1968: The prospective new town of Milton Keynes...

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25 September 1968

The prospective new town of Milton Keynes in North Buckinghamshire was advertised in the Times with a view to attracting interest, residents, and particularly industry and businesses.
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
(25 September 1968): iii

1884: The Voluntary Schools Association was founded...

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1884

The Voluntary Schools Association was founded by Roman Catholics to lobby for changes to the 1870 Education Act .
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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29 September 1941: A secret directive issued at Berlin enunciated...

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29 September 1941

A secret directive issued at Berlin enunciated Hitler 's decision to have Leningrad wiped from the face of the earth.
Dunmore, Helen. The Siege. Quality Paperbacks Direct, 2001.
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1791: William Gilpin founded a parochial school...

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1791

William Gilpin founded a parochial school in Hampshire in which boys were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, but girls learned only reading, knitting, and sewing.
Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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1819: An epidemic of smallpox in Norwich led doctors...

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1819

An epidemic of smallpox in Norwich led doctors to strengthen their demand for compulsory vaccination.
Smith, Francis Barrymore. The People’s Health, 1830-1910. Croom Helm, 1979.
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6 August 1945: The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima:...

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6 August 1945

The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima: by early twenty-first century the best estimate of those killed on the spot stood at approaching 140,000 people, plus many thousands more with obvious, serious...

1986: An amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act...

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1986

An amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act equalized the retirement age (though not the age for receipt of the state pension) between the sexes, and allowed women to work night shifts.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

July 1875: The General Medical Council was forced to...

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July 1875

The General Medical Council was forced to issue a statement explaining its position on medical women after a three-day debate in Parliament.
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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16 October 1848: Priscilla Lydia Sellon founded the Church...

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16 October 1848

Priscilla Lydia Sellon founded the Church of EnglandSisterhood of Mercy of Devonport and Plymouth in Exeter.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
239-40, 262

30 October 1899: The siege of Ladysmith began: General Sir...

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30 October 1899

The siege of Ladysmith began: General Sir George Stuart White , besieged by Boer forces at this Transvaal town, decided to hold the town and await relief from more British troops under Sir Redvers Buller

September 2010: The Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University,...

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September 2010

The Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University , responding to complaints from student members of the right-wing Shiv Sena organization, performed an emergency 24-hours'-notice removal of Rohinton Mistry 's novel Such a Long Journey from the syllabus.
Mistry, Rohinton. “Oh, what a sorry book-burning spectacle”. The Globe and Mail, 20 Oct. 2010, p. A17.
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Julia Pardoe

The most common topics of Julia Pardoe 's writings were: Turkey, Hungary, French royalty, and fiction featuring women and marriage. Her prolific output in the early and middle years of Victoria's reign includes: three historical...
Julia Pardoe Photo of a sketch of Julia Pardoe by John Lilley, 1849. Only her face is drawn in detail, with her neck and shoulders merely suggested. She is in semi-profile, with her hair in dark gleaming ringlets.