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1899: Charles Fere's Pathology and Emotions: Physiological...

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1899

Charles Fere 's Pathology and Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies argued that constant activity in an anorectic was a desperate attempt to assert . . . good health.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
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Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
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1 July 1865: Frederick Warne and Company began business...

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1 July 1865

Frederick Warne and Company began business at 15 Bedford Square, Covent Garden, after Frederick Warne and George Routledge dissolved their partnership .
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 327

1903: W. E. Du Bois published The Souls of Black...

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1903

W. E. Du Bois published The Souls of Black Folk, a study of Black life and culture in the USA, which argues that black people would never be ranked as human until their...

1770 or 1771: Scottish painter George Romney did a portrait...

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1770 or 1771

Scottish painter George Romney did a portrait of English painter Mary Moser which shows her using the medium of oils, mark of the professional rather than the amateur.
“Brilliant Women: 18th-Century Bluestockings”. National Portrait Gallery.

14 May 1915: Woman's Opinion began weekly publication...

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14 May 1915

Woman's Opinion began weekly publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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By 2 May 1857: Irish novelist Charles Lever published The...

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By 2 May 1857

Irish novelist Charles Lever published The Fortunes of Glencore.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.

1691: Robert Gould published A Satyrical Epistle...

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1691

Robert Gould published A Satyrical Epistle to the Female Author of a Poem, call'd Silvia's Revenge, an antifeminist contribution to the Sylvia debate.
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.

Sophia Hume

SH was a leading Quaker pamphleteer of the mid eighteenth century. She published religious and moral exhortations, an anthology, and a diatribe against smallpox inoculation, in England and America.

25 September 1808: Novelist Captain Philip Meadows Taylor was...

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25 September 1808

Novelist Captain Philip Meadows Taylor was born in Liverpool.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

16 August 1920: The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement)...

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16 August 1920

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act provided for enforcement of maintenance orders made in the UK against persons resident in the Dominions, or made in Dominions against persons resident in the UK.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1920): 257-8

1 January 1913: Harold Monro opened the Poetry Bookshop at...

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1 January 1913

Harold Monro opened the Poetry Bookshop at 35 Devonshire Street (now Boswell Street) in Bloomsbury.
Fitzgerald, Penelope. Charlotte Mew and Her Friends. Collins, 1984, p. 240 pp.
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Grant, Joy. Harold Monro and the Poetry Bookshop. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
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22-3 January 1879: Early in the Zulu War, British troops met...

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22-3 January 1879

Early in the Zulu War, British troops met with gory triumph and with disaster. Zulus wiped out a regiment at Isandlwana or Isandhlwana; ten miles away a hundred and fifty British soldiers defended a...

1859: The Bradford Temperance Society, England's...

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1859

The Bradford Temperance Society , England's first temperance organization, was bailed out of debt by Mr Leah , a prominent brewer.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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1858: The Ladies' Treasury, a monthly periodical,...

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1858

The Ladies' Treasury, a monthly periodical, began publication in London.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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Early June 1919: Escalating anti-black race riots in Newport...

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Early June 1919

Escalating anti-black race riots in Newport and Cardiff culminated in organised attacks on black residents of Cardiff city centre led by gun-wielding Australian soldiers.
Phillips, Mike. “Cardiff race riots, 1919”. The Guardian, 24 July 2006, p. G2: 10.
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By 1860: The Army Prayer Union and Scripture Readers...

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By 1860

The Army Prayer Union and Scripture Readers Society was in full operation, founded by a number of Evangelical officers.
Bradley, Ian. The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians. Jonathan Cape, 1976.
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1823: John Jarrold founded a press, with his wife...

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1823

John Jarrold founded a press, with his wife and four sons, at 3 Cockney Lane, Norwich.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 159-61
Cockney Lane was later renamed London Street.

February 1966: Clare Hall, Cambridge University, was founded...

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February 1966

Clare Hall , Cambridge University, was founded as a mixed college for Fellows and graduate students, providing full residential integration of these scholars, together with any spouses and children.
Little, Bryan. The Colleges of Cambridge, 1286-1973. Adams and Dart, 1973.
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Whitaker’s Almanack. 119th ed., J. Whitaker, 1987.
1966

1911: A report in the Bulletin de l'Institut International...

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1911

A report in the Bulletin de l'Institut International de Bibliographie conjectured that the minimum number of books in existence was 25 million.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Beatrice Webb

An important and forceful left-wing intellectual (a shaper both of the Fabian Society and of the Labour Party ), BW wrote at the end of the nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century. Her...
Beatrice Webb Black and white photograph of Beatrice Webb, seated with one arm resting on the arm of her chair. She is wearing a dark jacket with a light collar, and a polka-dotted tie. Her white hair is pulled back.

13 August 1836: The Stamp Act tax was reduced to a penny...

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13 August 1836

The Stamp Act tax was reduced to a penny per newspaper plus an extra halfpenny for each extra supplement.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
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30 April 1709: The ninth number of The Tatler carried Jonathan...

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30 April 1709

The ninth number of The Tatler carried Jonathan Swift 's A Description of the Morning: a mock pastoral poem with prentice boys and maidservants for shepherds and shepherdesses.
Steele, Sir Richard, editor. The Tatler. Printed for the author, 1-272.
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Swift, Jonathan. Poems. Editor Williams, Harold, Clarendon, 1958.
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1900: Both the National Society for Women's Suffrage...

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1900

Both the National Society for Women's Suffrage and the Central and East of England Society for Women's Suffrage ceased publication of their annual papers.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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December 1872: Female medical students were granted limited...

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December 1872

Female medical students were granted limited admission to the Royal Infirmary , Edinburgh.
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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1758: The first subscribers' or metropolitan library...

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1758

The first subscribers' or metropolitan library opened, in Liverpool.
Brewer, John. The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997.
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