Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
18 November 1910: A Women's Social and Political Union deputation...
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18 November 1910
A Women's Social and Political Union
deputation protesting against Government inaction on the Conciliation Bill was attacked by police at the House of Commons and 119 were arrested; the day became known as Black Friday...
27-29 April 1994: The first democratic general election in...
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27-29 April 1994
The first democratic general election in South Africa made Nelson Mandela
the first president of the new, non-apartheid, republic.
South African History online. 30 Mar. 2005, http://www.sahistory.org.za/.
Hall, Florence Howe. “Back to the Garden”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
25
, No. 5, Sept.–Oct. 2006, pp. 30-1.
30
9 November 1989: Popular action began pulling down the Berlin...
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9 November 1989
Popular action began pulling down the Berlin Wall (erected in August 1961, which divided the city into eastern and western sectors).
Lagassé, Paul, editor. The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed., Columbia University Press, 2000.
4 September 1848: A UK order in council made Cape Colony a...
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4 September 1848
A UK order in council made Cape Colony a penal settlement.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 620
11 April 1914: The Irish Women's Franchise League, in the...
McKillen, Beth. “Irish Feminism and Nationalist Separatism, 1914-23”. Éire-Ireland, Vol.
17
, No. 3, 4, 1982, pp. 52 - 67, 72.
58-9
Ward, Margaret. “’Suffrage First--Above All Else!’ An Account of the Irish Suffrage Movement”. Feminist Review, Vol.
10
, 1982, pp. 21-36.
33
1 May 2004: The European Union was transformed by the...
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1 May 2004
The European Union
was transformed by the joining of ten new countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, and Cyprus.
Vulliamy, Ed. “In from the cold”. Guardian Unlimited, 11 Apr. 2004.
June 1908: The Women Writers' Suffrage League was established...
Whitelaw, Lis. The Life and Rebellious Times of Cicely Hamilton. Women’s Press, 1990.
68-74
Liggins, Emma. “The ’Sordid Story’ of an Unwanted Child: Militancy, Motherhood, and Abortion in Elizabeth Robins’s Votes for Women and Way Stations”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
25
, No. 3, Aug. 2018, pp. 347-61.
349
1593: Dona Reyna Nasi, widow of Don Joseph Nasi,...
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
178
1831-1836: Charles Darwin's journey as naturalist on...
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1831-1836
Charles Darwin
's journey as naturalist on board The Beagle laid the foundation for his work on evolution.
Taton, René, editor. Science in the Nineteenth Century. Translator Pomerans, Arnold J., Vol. 3, Basic Books, 1965.
343, 371
Williams, L. Pearce. Album of Science: The Nineteenth Century. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.
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Brigid Brophy
In the novel BB
's topics are social and sexual comedy. In non-fiction (essays, criticism, polemic) she pursued her interests in causes (often for the benefit of animals or writers), in opera and other arts...
1818: A surgeon pressed his ear against a woman's...
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1818
A surgeon pressed his ear against a woman's corset and first heard a foetal heartbeat; the medical establishment soon began to monitor embryonic development.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
221
11 September 1991: In the USA Anita Hill testified before the...
1991: Much discussion was provoked by Ridley Scott's...
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1991
Much discussion was provoked by Ridley Scott
's film Thelma and Louise, which depicts two women walking out of their domestic routine into a life of crime and freedom.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
507
15 January 1759: The first reading room of the British Museum...
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15 January 1759
The first reading room of the British Museum
was opened.
Caygill, Marjorie. The Story of the British Museum. British Museum Publications, 1981.
4, 6
Wilson, David M. The British Museum: Purpose and Politics. British Museum Publications, 1989.
13-14
Barwick, George. The Reading Room of the British Museum. Ernest Benn, 1929.
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14 August 1920: Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia formed an alliance...
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14 August 1920
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia formed an alliance that was called the Little Entente; they were joined by Romania three days later.
