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1912: A second teachers' registration was established...

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1912

A second teachers' registration was established to create and maintain teaching standards among its members and to influence government policy regarding employment standards and conditions for teachers.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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By 20 February 1908: K. L. Montgomery dedicated their historical...

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By 20 February 1908

K. L. Montgomery dedicated their historical novel Colonel Kate to Sir Walter Scott .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
319 (20 February 1908): 61

20 April 1896: The first public showing of a film in Ireland...

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20 April 1896

The first public showing of a film in Ireland was held at the Star of Erin Theatre of Varieties in Dublin.
Hickey, D. J., and J. E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History From 1800. Gill and Macmillan, 2003.
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March 1961: Jane Duncan's autobiographical book My Friend...

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March 1961

Jane Duncan 's autobiographical book My Friend Annie, treating her often rocky relationship with her stepmother, was published.
The British National Bibliography. Council of the British National Bibliography; British Library, Bibliographic Services Division, 1950.

Lydia Becker

LB first established herself in the mid nineteenth century as a popularizer of scientific knowledge and a proponent of women's scientific education. She is best known for her work on the Women's Suffrage Journal...
Lydia Becker Painting of Lydia Becker by Elizabeth Sarah Guinness. Becker is wearing a black dress with white lace collar and a bunch of red flowers. She has a pendant hanging on a black strip, and wire-framed glasses. Her hair is parted in the middle and scraped back in a bun. Girton College, Cambridge.

1889: The bust bodice was introduced in the UK;...

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1889

The bust bodice was introduced in the UK; worn above the corset, it supported the breasts.
Cunnington, C. Willett et al. The History of Underclothes. Revised, Faber and Faber, 1981.
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1734: Jean Adam or Adams published at Glasgow her...

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1734

Jean Adam or Adams published at Glasgow her Miscellany Poems.
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.

18 June 1940: Winston Churchill made his famous This was...

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18 June 1940

Winston Churchill made his famous This was their finest hour . . . broadcast on BBC radio.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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December 1913: The Society of Scottish Artists exhibited...

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December 1913

The Society of Scottish Artists exhibited post-Impressionist works by Cézanne , Gauguin , Matisse and Van Gogh , as well as Duncan Grant and John Duncan Fergusson .
Hardie, William. Scottish Painting, 1837 to the Present. Studio Vista, 1990.
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MacMillan, Duncan. Scottish Art, 1460-1990. Mainstream Publishing, 1990.
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By 22 February 1840: R. H. Barham published his popular The Ingoldsby...

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By 22 February 1840

R. H. Barham published his popular The Ingoldsby Legends: or Mirth and Marvels under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
643 (1840): 154
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

3 April 1943: The BBC's programme Saturday Night Theatre...

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3 April 1943

The BBC 's programme Saturday Night Theatre began.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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3 January 1880: The popular Girl's Own Paper began as a weekly...

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3 January 1880

The popular Girl's Own Paper began as a weekly published by the Religious Tract Society ; it later became a monthly.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Dancyger, Irene. A World of Women: An Illustrated History of Women’s Magazines. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Library of Congress Online Catalog. http://catalog.loc.gov/.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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Beetham, Margaret. A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman’s Magazine, 1800-1914. Routledge, 1996.
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Late 1842-1860: In the first eighteen years after the Treaty...

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Late 1842-1860

In the first eighteen years after the Treaty of Nanking, 214 male Protestant missionaries journeyed to China.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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9 November 1921: The Malthusian League opened a birth control...

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9 November 1921

The Malthusian League opened a birth control clinic, the Welfare Centre for Pre-Maternity, Maternity and Child Welfare , at 153A East Street, Walworth, London.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
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6 June 1951: The BBC made its first broadcast from Buckingham...

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6 June 1951

The BBC made its first broadcast from Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of a State Banquet for King Haakon of Norway.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
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May 1841: Rachel Felix, Jewish tragedy star of the...

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May 1841

Rachel Felix , Jewish tragedy star of the Comédie-Française , made her British debut in Andromaque.
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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1966: Petticoat, marketing fashion to women aged...

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1966

Petticoat, marketing fashion to women aged 15 to 19, began publication in London from Fleetway .
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
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By November 1780: Martin Madan published Thelyphthora: Or,...

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By November 1780

Martin Madan published Thelyphthora: Or, a Treatise on Female Ruin, on the topic of prostitution.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
11n11, 40, 99, 208
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
50 (1780): 401ff

Norah Lofts

Throughout her long and prolific career, NL published meticulously researched her popular historical novels, short stories, historical biographies, crime and mystery novels, children's books, magazine pieces, and non-fictional works about history and superstitions.. Lofts varies...
Norah Lofts Black-and-white photo of Norah Lofts sitting at a desk for a book signing. Behind her are stacks of bookstore shelves. She has cat-eye glasses and wears a floral dress. People are gathered around her holding her books out to be signed.

By 16 May 1712: The Stamp Act, which levied a tax (Stamp...

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By 16 May 1712

The Stamp Act, which levied a tax (Stamp Duty) on newspapers and periodicals, came into effect, having passed the House of Commons the previous month.
Tierney, James E. “Advertisements for Books in London Newspapers, 1760-1785”. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, edited by Timothy Erwin and Ourida Mostefai, Vol.
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, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, pp. 153-64.
158-9, 163n5
Journals of the House of Commons. Printed by order of the House of Commons.
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Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
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27 July 1777: Indians with General Burgoyne's forces seized...

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27 July 1777

Indians with General Burgoyne 's forces seized two loyalist women at Fort Edward, New York, and murdered and scalped one of them.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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1827: Using a substantial inheritance, Catherine...

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1827

Using a substantial inheritance, Catherine McAuley commissioned a building in Dublin which became schools and a residence for unemployed women.
Scanlan, Pauline. The Irish Nurse: A Study of Nursing in Ireland. Drumlin, 1991.
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22 July 1878: The Metropolitan Management and Building...

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22 July 1878

The Metropolitan Management and Building Acts Amendment Act was passed, authorizing the new Metropolitan Board of Works to preside over the construction of places of entertainment within London.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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Cheshire, David F. Music Hall in Britain. David and Charles, 1974.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

17 June 1924: General J. B. M. Hertzog became Prime Minister...

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17 June 1924

General J. B. M. Hertzog became Prime Minister of South Africa after the PACT coalition between the National Party and Labour Party formed the government.
South African History online. 30 Mar. 2005, http://www.sahistory.org.za/.

By 13 January 1796: John H. D. Anderson, Professor of Natural...

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By 13 January 1796

John H. D. Anderson , Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University, died, bequeathing money towards the funding this year of Anderson's College , also known as Anderson's Institution , in Glasgow.
Mackie, John Duncan. The University of Glasgow, 1451-1951: A Short History. Jackson, 1954.
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The World of Learning. 47th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1997.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
66 (1796): 85