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1598: John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury,...

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1598

John Whitgift , Archbishop of Canterbury, prohibited the running of any school in the Cathedral, of maiden children especially, except for the Queen's School, and that for the choristers.
Adamson, John William. ’The Illiterate Anglo-Saxon’ and Other Essays on Education, Medieval and Modern. Cambridge University Press, 1946.
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Reynolds, Myra. The Learned Lady in England, 1650-1760. Houghton Mifflin, 1920.
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13 March 2008: The National Portrait Gallery in London opened...

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13 March 2008

The National Portrait Gallery in London opened an exhibition entitled Brilliant Women, featuring paintings and rarely seen portraits, satirical prints and personal artefacts of the Bluestocking Circle.
“Brilliant Women: 18th-Century Bluestockings”. National Portrait Gallery.

10 March 1956: An English aircraft piloted by Lieutenant...

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10 March 1956

An English aircraft piloted by Lieutenant Commmander Peter Twiss became the first to exceed 1,000 miles an hour.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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September 1731: A proclamation by the Lord Mayor of London...

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September 1731

A proclamation by the Lord Mayor of London forbade the employment of black youths as apprentices in the city.
Dabydeen, David. Hogarth’s Blacks: Images of Blacks in Eighteenth Century English Art. University of Georgia Press, 1987.
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8 November 1602: The Bodleian Library, Oxford, first admitted...

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8 November 1602

The Bodleian Library , Oxford, first admitted readers (nearly five years after Sir Thomas Bodley 's original offer to restore Duke Humfrey's Library).
Trim, David J. B. “Sir Thomas Bodley and the International Protestant Cause”. Bodleian Library Record, Vol.
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, No. 4, 1998, pp. 314-40.
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5 February 1909: In Belgium a chemist named Leo Baekeland...

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5 February 1909

In Belgium a chemist named Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. Its commercial production began soon afterwards.

29 June 1910: Women Folk ended publication in London....

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29 June 1910

Women Folk ended publication in London.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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22 November 1927: Persia protested to the UK against the allotment...

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22 November 1927

Persia protested to the UK against the allotment of the Bahrein Islands to Britain.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 888
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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1916: The Ministry of Munitions provided funds...

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1916

The Ministry of Munitions provided funds to the Women's Police Service for training women police to supervise munitions factories with large numbers of female workers.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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21 July 1908: The Women's National Anti-Suffrage League...

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21 July 1908

The Women's National Anti-Suffrage League was established.
Norquay, Glenda. Voices and Votes: A Literary Anthology of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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Tickner, Lisa. The Spectacle of Women: Imagery of the Suffrage Campaign, 1907-1914. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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By 13 May 1885: Robert Louis Stevenson published A Child's...

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By 13 May 1885

Robert Louis Stevenson published A Child's Garden of Verses, a collection of rhymes which proved to have great staying power, and was hardly out of print for a hundred years.
“From the archives”. The Guardian, 2 Aug. 2003, p. G2: 3.
G2: 3

10 December 1963: Zanzibar became independent within the C...

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10 December 1963

Zanzibar became independent within the Commonwealth.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Mid-August 1960: The US space programme NASA launched the...

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Mid-August 1960

The US space programme NASA launched the pioneering communications satellite known as Echo 1. Working on the principle of a mirror, it reflected radio signals between two points on earth.
“Dispatches”. Guardian Weekly, 13 Aug. 2010, p. 33.
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August 1914 to April 1918: Throughout the First World War, the Illustrated...

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August 1914 to April 1918

Throughout the First World War, the Illustrated London News published the Illustrated War News every Wednesday in addition to its weekly Friday paper.
Bishop, James. The Illustrated London News Social History of the First World War. Angus and Robertson, 1982.
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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.

7 August 1832: The Irish Reform Act increased the number...

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7 August 1832

The Irish Reform Act increased the number of Irish seats in the British Parliament from 100 to 105 and introduced a £10, male-only franchise in Irish boroughs.
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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Curtis, Liz. The Cause of Ireland: From the United Irishmen to Partition. Beyond the Pale Publications, 1994.
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1963: Collins published Patricia Moyes's detective...

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1963

Collins published Patricia Moyes 's detective novel Murder à la mode, which takes place amid the fashion industry, for its Crime Club .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

2 June 1918: This was the last day on which the uniform...

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2 June 1918

This was the last day on which the uniform Penny Post was available.
Staff, Frank. The Penny Post, 1680-1918. Lutterworth Press, 1964.
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6 March 1957: The Gold Coast became the first British colony...

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6 March 1957

The Gold Coast became the first British colony to achieve independent statehood, under the name of Ghana.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
256, 258
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
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Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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October 1862: The Hartley Institution opened in Southa...

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October 1862

The Hartley Institution opened in Southampton.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Dent, Harold Collett. 1870-1970: Century of Growth in English Education. Longmans, 1970.
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9 November 1918: Faced with unemployment, 6,000 female munitions...

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9 November 1918

Faced with unemployment, 6,000 female munitions workers, mainly from Woolwich Arsenal , marched to the House of Commons under the banner Shall Peace Bring Us Starvation.
The banner had no question-mark.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
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28 October 2008: Nina Sankovitch, an American woman with a...

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28 October 2008

Nina Sankovitch , an American woman with a law degree, a job, and a family, embarked on her forty-sixth birthday on a year of reading a book a day and posting an online review of...

5 December 1738: The trial opened in which Theophilus Cibber...

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5 December 1738

The trial opened in which Theophilus Cibber sued William Sloper for adultery, claiming £5,000 damages: virtually the trial of Susannah Cibber . The jury found Sloper guilty but signified their opinion of Theophilus by awarding...

1909: The Association of London Married Women Teachers...

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1909

The Association of London Married Women Teachers was established.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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1982: The Older Feminists Network was founded in...

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1982

The Older Feminists Network was founded in London.
The Feminist Library Newsletter. The Feminist Library.
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