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September 1947: The Institute of Houseworkers opened and...

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September 1947

The Institute of Houseworkers opened and was headed by Dorothy Elliot , Chief Woman Officer of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers .
Wilson, Elizabeth. Only Halfway to Paradise: Women in Postwar Britain, 1945-1968. Tavistock, 1980.
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“Palmer’s Index to the Times”. Historical Newspapers Online.
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11 July 2009: Enron, only the second play by Lucy Prebble...

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11 July 2009

Enron, only the second play by Lucy Prebble to reach the stage, opened at ChichesterFestival Theatre , dramatising the spectacular crash of the US energy giant Enron .
“What’s On”. Chichester Festival Theatre, 2009.

Caroline Blackwood

CB began writing, or at least publishing, relatively late in a life which had hitherto seemed more that of a muse than of an author. Her novels and short stories tend to draw on painful...
Caroline Blackwood Glamour shot in black and white of Caroline Blackwood, 1949. She sits with her hands folded in her lap, wearing a low cut, off-the-shoulder dress and a choker necklace. She turns her face towards the viewer, her mouth demure but her eyes steely.

1922: Elizabeth Arden opened a salon in Bond Street,...

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1922

Elizabeth Arden opened a salon in Bond Street, London, in which she used cream remedies and custom-made padded masks in treatments to improve complexion.
Angeloglou, Maggie. A History of Make-up. Studio Vista, 1970.
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November 1095 to mid-July 1099: The First Crusade was fought: the preaching...

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November 1095 to mid-July 1099

The First Crusade was fought: the preaching of Peter the Hermit , under the aegis of Pope Urban II (who visited France himself to appeal to men to enlist), raised an army of 300,000 Europeans...

1982: Aileen La Tourette's play Risking Night,...

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1982

Aileen La Tourette 's play Risking Night, Testing Dreams was staged in Bristol.
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.
There is no record of this play receiving individual publication.

17 September 1835: The Great Radical Association was founded...

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17 September 1835

The Great Radical Association was founded at Marylebone by Feargus O'Connor .
Goodway, David. London Chartism, 1838-1848. Cambridge University Press, 1982.
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Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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11 March 1791: Pope Pius VI condemned the French Revolution,...

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11 March 1791

Pope Pius VI condemned the French Revolution, in particular the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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Lefebvre, Georges. The French Revolution. Routledge and K. Paul, 1962.
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Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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1882: The Prince of Wales Theatre was shut down...

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1882

The Prince of Wales Theatre was shut down after being declared an unsafe building. The management had previously attempted to avert this decision by removing 254 seats.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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1970: This year saw the birth of two Women's Liberation...

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1970

This year saw the birth of two Women's Liberation organisations in Britain; the Open Door Council (pursuing the economic emancipation of the woman worker) and the Six Point Group .
Ross, Elizabeth Arledge, and Miriam L. Bearse. A Chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. Editors Boyle, Karen E. and The Oral History Project Advisory Group, The Feminist Archive, 1996, http://Bodleian.
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1173: St Thomas's Hospital in London was dedicated;...

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1173

St Thomas's Hospital in London was dedicated; it may have originated in the infirmary of the Priory of St Mary Overy in Southwark.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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May 2007: A new literary magazine was launched in Britain,...

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May 2007

A new literary magazine was launched in Britain, entitled The Warwick Review.
“Advertisement for The Warwick ReviewLondon Review of Books, 21 June 2007, p. 29.

Deborah Levy

South-African-born DL began writing experimental fiction, plays, and poetry during the 1980s. She also worked in journalism, performance art and mixed media. By 2021 she had published six novels, three volumes of stories, and three...
Deborah Levy Portrait of Deborah Levy. She is against a faint green backdrop and wears a black cardigan and naby top. She has a very fierce gaze.

October 1879: Sarah Swift became Sister-in-Charge of the...

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October 1879

Sarah Swift became Sister-in-Charge of the Home for Incurables in Dundee.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
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Françoise de Graffigny

FG , novelist, dramatist, and writer of stories, fables, and especially letters,
DeJean, Joan E. et al. “Introduction and Note on Text”. Lettres d’une Péruvienne, Modern Language Assocation of America, 1993, p. ix - xxvi.
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is chiefly remembered, especially in relation to English literature, for her single novel, Lettres d'une Péruvienne, 1747.
Françoise de Graffigny Oval head-and-shoulders engraving of Françoise de Graffigny by C. E. Gaucher, from a portrait. Her hair is covered by a large cap; she has a lace collar and embroidery. The engraving (in which a chequered pattern surrounds the oval and her name stands below in capitals: "Françoise d'Happoncourt de Graffigny") was used in an 1802 edition of de Graffigny's most famous novel in English translation: "Letters of a Peruvian Princess".

10 October 1802: The Edinburgh Review (founded by Henry Brougham...

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10 October 1802

The Edinburgh Review (founded by Henry Brougham as a quarterly magazine of liberal views) published its first issue; it became a leading voice under editors like Francis Jeffrey and Sydney Smith , and lasted until...

October 5, 2010: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released Instagram,...

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October 5, 2010

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released Instagram , a picture-sharing-based social media platform.
“http://instagram.tumblr.com/post/8755272623/welcome-to-instagram”. Tumblr.com, 5 Oct. 2010.
Raisa, Bruner. “Take a Look Back at Instagram’s First Day”. Time, 16 July 2016.

9 May 1755: David Mallet's masque Britannia, with music...

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9 May 1755

David Mallet 's masque Britannia, with music by Thomas Arne , had its first performance.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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10 December 1977: Amnesty International, the London-based organization...

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10 December 1977

Amnesty International , the London-based organization for monitoring the treatment of political prisoners, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.

1903: Josephine Ward's novel The Light Behind used...

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1903

Josephine Ward 's novel The Light Behind used English politics as setting for its action.
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.

8 March 1907: With the support of the National Union of...

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8 March 1907

With the support of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , Liberal Member of Parliament Willoughby H. Dickinson introduced a Women's Enfranchisement Bill for its second reading.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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1868: Most prostitutes operated independently;...

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1868

Most prostitutes operated independently; only two known brothels operated in London.
Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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March 1836: Walter Savage Landor published Pericles and...

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March 1836

Walter Savage Landor published Pericles and Aspasia, a collection of imaginary letters between the Athenian statesman and the learned and cultivated courtesan.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Wheeler, Stephen, and Thomas J. Wise. A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Walter Savage Landor. Bibliographical Society, 1919.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Elwin, Malcolm. Landor, a Replevin. Macdonald, 1958.
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1972: E-mail, based on programmes developed by...

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1972

E-mail, based on programmes developed by Ray Tomlinson , was incorporated into ARPAnet. Tomlinson inaugurated the name-and-domain name convention, which, despite contentions, became widely adopted in the eighties as e-mail use proliferated.
Moschovitis, Christos et al. History of the Internet. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
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“’Lo’ and behold! The internet turns 35”. CBC Health and Science News, 29 Oct. 2004.

1914: The Russian Opera, a survey by Rosa Newmarch,...

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1914

The Russian Opera, a survey by Rosa Newmarch , appeared.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.