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23 February 1923: The Indian Mines Act prohibited the underground...

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23 February 1923

The Indian Mines Act prohibited the underground employment of women and of children under thirteen.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 841

15 March 1939: Talks were in progress between Courtaulds...

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15 March 1939

Talks were in progress between Courtaulds and Imperial Chemical Industries about the proposed manufacture in Britain of fibre made of nylon, a new synthetic product announced last October in the USA.
“15 March 1939. Nylon touted as silk substitute”. Guardian Weekly, 15 Mar. 2013, p. 22.

20 September 1697: The Treaty of Ryswick ended the Nine Years...

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20 September 1697

The Treaty of Ryswick ended the Nine Years War: only nine years of peace followed.
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

February 1870: The final issue of Atlantis was publishe...

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February 1870

The final issue of Atlantis was published.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
3: 61

Early 1868: The regional suffrage committees combined...

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Early 1868

The regional suffrage committees combined to form the National Society for Women's Suffrage .
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
288

22 May 1819: The Savannah, the first ship to use steam...

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22 May 1819

The Savannah, the first ship to use steam in crossing the Atlantic, left Savannah, Georgia, for Liverpool.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Kemp, Peter, editor. Encyclopedia of Ships and Seafaring. Stanford Maritime, 1980.
84

1906: The Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, opened...

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1906

The Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue , opened as one of the tallest and architecturally most impressive theatres in London.
“Gielgud Theatre”. LondonTown.com: London Entertainment.

28 December 1694: The twelve-year-old marriage between the...

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28 December 1694

The twelve-year-old marriage between the future George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle was dissolved; Sophia Dorothea's lover had already been killed, probably without her husband's knowledge.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
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1875: Madame Blavatsky, now in New York, who had...

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1875

Madame Blavatsky , now in New York, who had been a spiritualist medium and claimed first-hand knowledge of Eastern religious practice, founded the Theosophical Society with support from Henry Steele Olcott and William Q. Judge .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1871: Mary Putnam Jacobi, the first woman to study...

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1871

Mary Putnam Jacobi , the first woman to study at L'Ecole de Médecine in Paris, was granted a degree.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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6 July 1880: An article in the New York Times linked eating...

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6 July 1880

An article in the New York Times linked eating disorders and youthful femininity.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
61

12 November 1975: The UK's Sex Discrimination Act legislated...

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12 November 1975

The UK's Sex Discrimination Act legislated against non-contractual discrimination on the basis of sex, and established the Equal Opportunities Commission to monitor progress.
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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Byrne, Eileen M. Women and Education. Tavistock Publications, 1978.
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7 May 1663: The King's Company (managed by Thomas Killigrew...

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7 May 1663

The King's Company (managed by Thomas Killigrew and formerly of Vere Street) opened at a new theatre in Bridges Street, Drury Lane.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 54

6 June 1778: The Carlisle Peace Commission, bearing Lord...

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6 June 1778

The Carlisle Peace Commission , bearing Lord North 's proposals for conciliation with America, arrived in Philadelphia.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
112-3

1961: The University College of Dar-es-Salaam was...

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1961

The University College of Dar-es-Salaam was taken into special relation with the University of London until 1963.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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By December 1698: George Farquhar's first play, Love and a...

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By December 1698

George Farquhar 's first play, Love and a Bottle, was opened on stage.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.

1913: The Sweated Industries Exhibition demonstrated...

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1913

The Sweated Industries Exhibition demonstrated the horrible working conditions of sweated workers.
King, Elspeth. “The Scottish Women’s Suffrage Movement”. Out of Bounds: Women in Scottish Society 1800-1945, edited by Esther Breitenbach and Eleanor Gordon, Edinburgh University Press, 1992, pp. 121-50.
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1848: The Society of the Most Holy Trinity, an...

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1848

The Society of the Most Holy Trinity , an Anglican nursing order, was founded.
Poovey, Mary, and Florence Nightingale. “Introduction”. Cassandra and Other Selections from Suggestions for Thought, edited by Mary Poovey and Mary Poovey, New York University Press, 1993.
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7 January 1796: Princess Charlotte was born to the Prince...

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7 January 1796

Princess Charlotte was born to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Ayling, Stanley. George the Third. Collins, 1972.
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1861: Francis Turner Palgrave edited and published...

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1861

Francis Turner Palgrave edited and published The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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18 September 1867: Fenians staged an attack in Manchester on...

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18 September 1867

Fenians staged an attack in Manchester on a police van to gain the release of two Fenian prisoners who were arrested the week before; a policeman was killed. Later five men were tried for murder...

May 1977: Breaking Chains began as the bimonthly newspaper...

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May 1977

Breaking Chains began as the bimonthly newspaper of the Abortion Law Reform Association based in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
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1830: Charles Babbage published Reflections on...

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1830

Charles Babbage published Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, an excoriating attack on the Royal Society and a call for science to be given a leadership role in British society, with proper...

1792: H. W. Smith and Anna Smith opened a newsagents'...

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1792

H. W. Smith and Anna Smith opened a newsagents' shop in Little Grosvenor Street, London; out of this initial enterprise grew the publishing firm of W. H. Smith .
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 278
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
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January 1836: Mary Anne Hehl, better known as Mrs Sterling,...

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January 1836

Mary Anne Hehl , better known as Mrs Sterling, achieved acclaim at the Adelphi Theatre .
Macqueen-Pope, Walter James. Ladies First: The Story of Woman’s Conquest of the British Stage. W. H. Allen, 1952.
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