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1893: An anonymous imprint of the homoerotic novel...

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1893

An anonymous imprint of the homoerotic novel Teleny, in which Oscar Wilde likely had a hand, was published in London by Leonard Smithers .
Cook, Matt. London and the Culture of Homosexuality, 1885-1914. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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1888: The Diploma in Public Health was developed;...

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1888

The Diploma in Public Health was developed; it became a mandatory requirement for all Medical Officers of Health.
White, Rosemary. Social Change and the Development of the Nursing Profession: A Study of the Poor Law Nursing Service, 1848-1948. H. Kimpton, 1978.
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Woods, Robert, and John Woodward. “Mortality, Poverty and the Environment”. Urban Disease and Mortality in Nineteenth-Century England, edited by Robert Woods and John Woodward, St Martin’s Press, 1984, pp. 19-36.
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September 1890: Rukhmabai, famous for her court case resulting...

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September 1890

Rukhmabai , famous for her court case resulting from her marriage as a child and now in London studying to become a medical doctor, weighed in on the subject of Indian Child Marriages: An Appeal...

1855: Lord Dunaldson suggested the use of the poisonous...

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1855

Lord Dunaldson suggested the use of the poisonous gas sulphur dioxide in the Crimean War.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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Elinor James

EJ was a publisher and political writer in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, as well as a tireless admonisher of monarchs and fervent supporter of the Church of England . Her tone has...
Elinor James Portrait of Elinor James by an unidentified artist, c. 1690. She sits in a high-backed upholstered armchair by a table covered with a cloth, each boldly patterned. She is wearing a red silk dress with lace at neck and sleeves, and a tall head-dress with lace lappets. She displays several of the works which she wrote, printed, and distributed, including a splendidly bound copy of "Mrs. James's Vindication of the Church of England".

Catherine Hutton

CH was a woman of letters publishing in the early nineteenth century. She began early to write letters and journals; she edited her father's autobiography and his local history, as well as a book of...
Catherine Hutton Photograph of a stipple engraving of Catherine Hutton by William Read, published in 1824,. She is seen from the waist up, wearing a simple dark, high-waisted dress with white linen at the neckline, a light shawl with fringed edges, and a ruffled bonnet or cap, tied with a large ribbon on her dark curly hair. The background features a column and drapery. Below is inscribed as if in italic hand her name and the titles of her novels: "Author of Oakwood Hall, The Miser Married, and The Welsh Mountaineer." Natio

October 1796: The law of Habeas Corpus (which limited the...

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October 1796

The law of Habeas Corpus (which limited the state's power to arrest and detain its citizens) was suspended in Ireland.
Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/.

20 June 1787: Actor John Palmer briefly opened the first...

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20 June 1787

Actor John Palmer briefly opened the first new London theatre since 1732: the Royalty in Well Street.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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20 November 1926: The Commonwealth became the new name of the...

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20 November 1926

The Commonwealth became the new name of the former British Empire.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

1890: The Original Lady's Cricketers' Club was...

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1890

The Original Lady's Cricketers' Club was formed.
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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Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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Lady Eleanor Douglas

The known tracts and prophecies of LED (formerly Davies), published during the long political crisis of the mid seventeenth century, numbered at last count 69 extant texts and 77 including those which have apparently not...

1709: Anne Brockman published a conduct book, Age...

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1709

Anne Brockman published a conduct book, Age Rectified or, some Cautionary Hints for the Rendering it less Obnoxious to Our Selves and Others, which, unusually, addresses women's middle and later years.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

28 June 1793: The French National Assembly decreed various...

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28 June 1793

The French National Assembly decreed various kinds of state support for poor working people, including an allowance for each child under twelve.
Dunlap, Barbara J. “The Problem of Syphilitic Children in Eighteenth-Century France and England”. The Secret Malady: Venereal Disease in Eighteenth-Century Britain and France, edited by Linda E. Merians, University Press of Kentucky, 1996, pp. 114-27.
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Oliver Goldsmith

August 1942: Because of the almost daily German air attacks,...

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August 1942

Because of the almost daily German air attacks, women not employed full-time were required to accept fire-watching duties throughout Great Britain.
Smith, Harold L. “The Effects of the War on the Status of Women”. War and Social Change: British Society in the Second World War, edited by Harold L. Smith, Manchester University Press, 1986.
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1804: The first long-lasting English-language newspaper...

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1804

The first long-lasting English-language newspaper in South Wales began publication.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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July 1664: The Conventicle Act prohibited assembling...

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July 1664

The Conventicle Act prohibited assembling for worship anywhere other than in an Anglican church.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. 3rd revised, Simon and Schuster, 1991.
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Kunze, Bonnelyn Young. Margaret Fell and the Rise of Quakerism. Macmillan, 1994.
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12 March 1947: With Russia exerting pressure on both Turkey...

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12 March 1947

With Russia exerting pressure on both Turkey and Greece, US President Harry S. Truman enunciated the Truman Doctrine of support for free peoples against takeover or subversion.
Johnson, Richard William. “Every Club in the Bag”. London Review of Books, 8 Aug. 2002, pp. 15-16.
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“Past Presidents: Harry S. Truman”. The White House.

19 July 1881: The French Chamber of Deputies granted freedom...

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19 July 1881

The French Chamber of Deputies granted freedom of the press.
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
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29 September 1911: The Turkish-Italian War began when Italy...

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29 September 1911

The Turkish-Italian War began when Italy declared war on Turkey and seized Tripoli.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
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1902: Canadian Joanna Ellen Wood set her final...

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1902

Canadian Joanna Ellen Wood set her final novel, Farden Ha', on the Scottish borders.
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.
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.

Around 1842: Joseph Récamier of France redesigned the...

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Around 1842

Joseph Récamier of France redesigned the curette for evacuating the womb of fungal growth or afterbirth.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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Hindell, Keith, and Madeleine Simms. Abortion Law Reformed. Peter Owen, 1971.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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1912: A religious novel by Mary Dickens, The Debtor,...

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1912

A religious novel by Mary Dickens , The Debtor, was published.
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.
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.

1963: Jenny Joseph published New Poems, 1963, which...

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1963

Jenny Joseph published New Poems, 1963, which is famous for just one piece, the poem entitled Warning, which begins, When I am an old woman I shall wear purple.
Larkin, Philip, editor. The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Verse. Guild Publishing, 1984.
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The Poetry Archive. 2005, http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do.

1962: Critic and biographer Ian Hamilton (not the...

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1962

Critic and biographer Ian Hamilton (not the man of this name who was once involved with Anna Kavan ) launched The Review: A Bi-Monthly Magazine of Poetry and Criticism; it ran, despite persistent financial...