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July 1914: The British Society for the Study of Sex...

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July 1914

The British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology was founded with Edward Carpenter as its first president.
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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1930: Mary Bagot Stack, a campaigner for women'...

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1930

Mary Bagot Stack , a campaigner for women' fitness, began the Women's League of Health and Beauty .
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

January 1873: Jane Elizabeth Senior was appointed as a...

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January 1873

Jane Elizabeth Senior was appointed as a (temporary) government inspector of pauper schools and workhouses: the first woman to hold this office.
Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
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15 September 1950: The length of (male-only) compulsory military...

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15 September 1950

The length of (male-only) compulsory military service in Britain was increased again from one to two years.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-2001. Fourth, Longman, 2001.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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17 September 1695: The first of the Penal Laws against Catholics...

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17 September 1695

The first of the Penal Laws against Catholics restricted Catholic education rights: this produced the emergence in Ireland of the celebrated, and mythologized, hedge schools.
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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Kelly, Matthew. “With Bit and Bridle”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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August 1863: Rosa Mulholland's story Mrs. Archie appeared...

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August 1863

Rosa Mulholland 's story Mrs. Archie appeared in the Cornhill Magazine.
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.

13 March 1840: James Young and Adrian Delcambre were granted...

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13 March 1840

James Young and Adrian Delcambre were granted a patent for their composing machine.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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December 1938: The report of the Athlone Committee (established...

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December 1938

The report of the Athlone Committee (established in November 1937 as the Inter-Departmental Committee on Nursing Service chaired by Lord Athlone ) recommended a national salary standard for nurses and the establishment of nurses' councils...

1880: A new type of disposable sanitary towels,...

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1880

A new type of disposable sanitary towels, encouraging greater mobility than diapers, were exhibited by Southall, Barclay, and Company of Birmingham.
Jalland, Patricia, and John Hooper. Women from Birth to Death: The Female Life Cycle in Britain 1830-1914. Harvester, 1986.
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1900: Max Planck's Zur Theorie des Gesetzes der...

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1900

Max Planck 's Zur Theorie des Gesetzes der Energieverteilung und Normalspectrum was published in Leipzig, introducing Quantum Theory.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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1857: William Acton's Prostitution advocated of...

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1857

William Acton 's Prostitution advocated of the control of prostitution through state regulation.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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1998: The British Heritage Lottery Fund made a...

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1998

The British Heritage Lottery Fund made a grant of 4.2 million pounds towards a much-needed new building for the Women's Library , formerly the Fawcett Library .
“The Women’s Library”. London Metropolitan University.
Buhasz, Laszlo. “Notebook: Women’s Library to reopen in London”. The Globe and Mail, 1 Dec. 2001, p. T12.
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5 February 1909: In Belgium a chemist named Leo Baekeland...

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5 February 1909

In Belgium a chemist named Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. Its commercial production began soon afterwards.

Molly Keane

MK had two distinct phases in her writing career. Between 1926 and 1961 she wrote, under the pseudonym M. J. Farrell, eleven novels and four plays. After almost twenty years of silence, she published...

31 January 1919: The Ministry of Labour stated that 425,000...

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31 January 1919

The Ministry of Labour stated that 425,000 women were unemployed.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
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By 4 March 1854: Northcote and Trevelyan published their Report...

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By 4 March 1854

Northcote and Trevelyan published their Report on the Organization of the Permanent Civil Service.
Cohen, Emmeline W. The Growth of the British Civil Service 1780-1939. Archon Books, 1965, http://U of G.
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By November 1651: Anna Weamys, aged about twenty, published...

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By November 1651

Anna Weamys , aged about twenty, published as a young gentle-woman, Mrs. A.W., A Continuation of Sir Philip Sydney 's Arcadia.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
“Early English Books Online”. ProQuest Databases.

Damaris Masham

DM , philosophical controversialist of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, was also a memorable writer of familiar letters and witty poetry (both pastoral and satire).

1904: The London Metropolitan Water Board was formed...

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1904

The LondonMetropolitan Water Board was formed (after pressure from a series of royal commissions) out of a number of private water companies.
Rudden, Bernard. “The Purchas’d Wave”. London Review of Books, 22 July 2004, pp. 28-9.
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24 September 1888: The Royal Court Theatre (at this date the...

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24 September 1888

The Royal Court Theatre (at this date the Court Theatre) moved to a new site.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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By 12 May 1845: Benjamin Disraeli published his condition-of-England...

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By 12 May 1845

Benjamin Disraeli published his condition-of-England novel Sybil, or The Two Nations.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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.
Braun, Thom. Disraeli the Novelist. George Allen and Unwin, 1981.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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2 February 1884: The UK officially resumed government of Basutoland...

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2 February 1884

The UK officially resumed government of Basutoland (now Lesotho) as a Crown Colony.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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14 November 1910: The aircraft carrier was born with the successful...

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14 November 1910

The aircraft carrier was born with the successful take-off of Eugene Ely from USS Birmingham, an 83-foot warship with platform over the fore-deck for take-offs.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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By 1815: The number of capital crimes in Britain reached...

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By 1815

The number of capital crimes in Britain reached about 225 separate offences: up by at least sixty over the last fifty years, after rising steeply even before that.
Windschuttle, Keith. The Killing of History: How Literary Critics and Social Theorists are Murdering our Past. Encounter Books, 2000.
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1879: Inspired by Ellice Hopkins' work, Mary Steer...

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1879

Inspired by Ellice Hopkins ' work, Mary Steer founded the Bridge of Hope Mission in the infamous Ratcliff Highway district of London.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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