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1876: A general election was held in France after...

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1876

A general election was held in France after the National Assembly dissolved itself.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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1971: In a crucial parliamentary vote on Britain's...

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1971

In a crucial parliamentary vote on Britain's future entry into the European Community or Common Market, Conservative members plus 68 pro-European Labour members voted in favour.
Marquand, David. “Roy Jenkins”. Guardian Weekly, 9–15 Jan. 2003, p. 19.
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Frances Burney

FB , renowned as a novelist in her youth and middle age, outlived her high reputation; her fourth and last novel (published in 1814) was her least well received. Her diaries and letters, posthumously published...
Frances Burney Photo of the painting of Frances Burney by her cousin Edward Francisco Burney, c. 1784-5. She is turned to the viewer's left with lowered gaze, wearing a long-sleeved pale pink gown with a pink bow and a dark shawl; but the portrait is dominated by her huge hat with puffed-up crown and bow of broad ribbon. National Portrait Gallery

19 January 1850: A series of lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson...

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19 January 1850

A series of lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson was published under the title Representative Men.
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.
The Athenaeum Index of Reviews and Reviewers: 1830-1870. http://replay.web.archive.org/20070714065452/http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/home.html.
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10 December 1983: Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel...

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10 December 1983

Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of mobile genetic elements, a scientific advancement that was pivotal to later research in DNA.
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.
Whitfield, John. “Get the Mosquitoes!”. London Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2006, pp. 33-4.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1824: Timothy Burstall and John Hill built a prototype...

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1824

Timothy Burstall and John Hill built a prototype of a coach with an instantaneous steam generator.
Historians Montagu and Bird record that Burstall and Hill unsuccessfully tried to run this coach in 1825.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Beaulieu, Edward, Lord Montagu of, and Anthony Bird. Steam Cars 1770-1970. Cassell, 1971.
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21 July 1722: A London newspaper reported that link boys...

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21 July 1722

A London newspaper reported that link boys with flaming torches (employed to light pedestrians home at night) had attacked a woman wearing a calico gown and petticoat (imported from India). She died of burns...

1937: The Reader's Union was established....

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1937

The Reader's Union was established.
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
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: Women's March in London held a March for...

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2019-01-19

Women's March in London held a March for Bread and Roses to protest against policies of austerity in the United Kingdom.
Petter, Olivia. “Women’s March 2019”. Independent, 19 Jan. 2019.
Petter, Olivia. “Women’s March 2019”. Independent, 19 Jan. 2019.

October 1981: Writing Women, dedicated to publishing contemporary...

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October 1981

Writing Women, dedicated to publishing contemporary women writers, began publication in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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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.

November 1905: The first exhibition of the Friday Club was...

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November 1905

The first exhibition of the Friday Club was held at the Alpine Club Gallery , London.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Early July 1942: The German invasion of the Crimea was completed...

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Early July 1942

The German invasion of the Crimea was completed with the fall of Sevastopol.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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: Following an agreement of the British government...

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Summer 1953

Following an agreement of the British government to import German cars to the value of two million pounds over the next year, the Volkswagen (or people's car) went on sale in Britain.
“’People’s Car’ makes UK debut”. Guardian Weekly, 8 June 2007, p. 22.
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4 March 1919: The Comintern, or Communist International,...

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4 March 1919

The Comintern , or Communist International , was founded in Moscow in order to hasten the spread of Communist revolution abroad.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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9 December 1941: The National Service Act came before parliament....

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9 December 1941

The National Service Act came before parliament. Through it the British Government instituted conscription for women aged twenty to thirty, making them liable for military service, and lowered the conscription age for men to eighteen...

14 October 1870: The Illustrated Review: a Fortnightly Journal...

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14 October 1870

The Illustrated Review: a Fortnightly Journal of Literature, Science and Art began publication in London. It ran until 1874.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1912: Lilian Baylis began her tenure as manager...

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1912

Lilian Baylis began her tenure as manager of the Old Vic Theatre in London, which she converted from a music hall into a respected Shakespearian theatre.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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26 May 1926: The BBC for the first time broadcast speeches...

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26 May 1926

The BBC for the first time broadcast speeches from the House of Lords .
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
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Autumn 1867: The London National Society for Women's Suffrage...

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Autumn 1867

The London National Society for Women's Suffrage was formed under the direction of Frances Power Cobbe , Millicent Garrett Fawcett , and others.
Fawcett, Millicent Garrett. What I Remember. Hyperion Press, 1976.
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Blackburn, Helen. Women’s Suffrage. Facsimile Edition, Source Book Press, 1970.
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Kent, Susan Kingsley. Sex and Suffrage in Britain, 1860-1914. Princeton University Press, 1987.
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Smith, Janet. “Helen Taylor’s Anti-imperial Feminism: Ireland and the Land League question”. Women’s History, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1 Mar.–31 May 2016, pp. 19-24.
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1877: The Anglican Community of the Servants of...

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1877

The Anglican Community of the Servants of the Cross was founded in Findon, near Worthing.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
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1637: William Austin published a formal defence...

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1637

William Austin published a formal defence of women, Haec Homo, Wherein the Excellency of the Creation of Woman is Described.
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.

1899: Ida and Una Ashworth Taylor jointly published...

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1899

Ida and Una Ashworth Taylor jointly published A Social Heretic, a novel.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
The Feminist Companion mistakenly dates this publication 1899.

4 August 1922: The Criminal Law Amendment Act amended the...

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4 August 1922

The Criminal Law Amendment Act amended the law so that consent of a young person under sixteen to a sexual act no longer constituted a defence.
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
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22 July 1822: Parliament passed Martin's Act, which rendered...

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22 July 1822

Parliament passed Martin's Act, which rendered cruelty to large domestic animals like horses and cattle illegal; the act made no provisions for the treatment of cats and dogs.
French, Richard D. Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press, 1975.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

Elizabeth Isabella Spence

EIS began publishing just before the end of the eighteenth century and continued for twenty-five years. She issued novels, shorter fiction, and travel books, the latter put together from letters sent to friends in the...
Elizabeth Isabella Spence Engraving of Elizabeth Isabella Spence, from from "La Belle Assemblée", No. 185. She is seated, seen from the shoulders up, facing the viewer with a slight smile. She wears a dark, high-waisted dress with short sleeves and two layers of white linen at the neck, with a light shawl wrapped around her. Her curly hair spills out from her high, puffed, flower-bedecked bonnet. A book or sheaf of papers, and a quill and inkwell, are visible on a desk behind her.