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By 1852: The Church Penitentiary Association was founded...

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By 1852

The Church Penitentiary Association was founded to provide religious rescue homes for fallen women.
Bristow, Edward. Vice and Vigilance: Purity Movements in Britain Since 1700. Gill and Macmillan, 1977.
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1951: The title of Leslie Allen Paul's memoirs,...

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1951

The title of Leslie Allen Paul 's memoirs, Angry Young Man, provided the term Angry Young Men, applied in newspapers and then by critics to a group of largely working-class, socially rebellious, young...

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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1839-41: The standard translation of the Arabian Nights,...

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1839-41

The standard translation of the Arabian Nights, made by Edward William Lane and issued in instalments, appeared in three massive volumes.
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.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

5 September 1890: The Pall Mall Gazette's article Does the...

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5 September 1890

The Pall Mall Gazette's article Does the London Hospital sweat its nurses? described the testimonies at the Select Committee's investigation into the management of metropolitan hospitals.
McGann, Susan. The Battle of the Nurses: A Study of Eight Women who Influenced the Development of Professional Nursing, 1880-1930. Scutari, 1992.
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1948: This year, in the spread of women's suffrage...

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1948

This year, in the spread of women's suffrage around the globe, women acquired the right to vote in Iraq, in Israel, and in Korea.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

29 May 1453: Constantinople was taken from the Christians...

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29 May 1453

Constantinople was taken from the Christians by Sultan Mahomet (or Mehmet) II ; this signalled the end of the Byzantine Empire.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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1858: Alexander Strahan, in partnership with William...

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1858

Alexander Strahan , in partnership with William Isbister , founded Strahan and Co. in Edinburgh.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
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1895: Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer published...

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1895

Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer published their influential Studies on Hysteria, a foundational text for psychoanalysis.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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1877: The Dublin Science and Art Museum Act established...

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1877

The Dublin Science and Art Museum Act established the National Library of Ireland .
“History of the Library”. National Library of Ireland.

June 1972: Spare Rib, a feminist periodical issued monthly...

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June 1972

Spare Rib, a feminist periodical issued monthly by Spare Ribs from 27 Clerkenwell Close, London, was launched to put women's liberation on the news stands.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Dancyger, Irene. A World of Women: An Illustrated History of Women’s Magazines. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
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Callil, Carmen. “The stories of our lives”. Guardian Unlimited, 26 Apr. 2008.

1 October 1973: An official order was issued border guards...

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1 October 1973

An official order was issued border guards by the State Security Ministry or Stasi of East Germany instructing them if necessary to shoot to liquidate anyone trying to escape to the West.
Dempsey, Judy. “Watching the watchmen watch—decades later”. Globe and Mail, 13 Aug. 2007, p. A11.
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1981: The Women's Monitoring Network of London...

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1981

The Women's Monitoring Network of London began publishing its reports as Sexism in the Media.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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11 July 1960: Harper Lee (full name Nelle Harper Lee) published...

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11 July 1960

Harper Lee (full name Nelle Harper Lee) published her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She had to revise it radically for acceptance, but it quickly became phenomenally popular.
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
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Freeman, Hadley. “Harper Lee has nothing to worry about”. Guardian Weekly, 9 July 2010, p. 27.
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June 1852: Protestant rioters in Stockport plundered...

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June 1852

Protestant rioters in Stockport plundered and desecrated two Roman Catholic chapels.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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1838: Sir Titus Salt invented alpaca, a fabric...

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1838

Sir Titus Salt invented alpaca, a fabric similar to silk, but much cheaper.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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10 April 1925: US author F. Scott Fitzgerald published his...

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10 April 1925

US author F. Scott Fitzgerald published his novel The Great Gatsby, which probes the consequences of success in the competitive pursuit of the great American dream. Zelda Fitzgerald came up with the title for...

20 June 1743: Mary Bird, member of an early Methodist group,...

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20 June 1743

Mary Bird , member of an early Methodist group, became one of the movement's martyrs when she was killed by a blow on the head with a stone. She had received threats of violence before...

December 1700: The Middlesex Grand Jury made a presentment...

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December 1700

The Middlesex Grand Jury made a presentment against the immorality of plays.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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28 September 1883: A meeting of authors, chaired by Walter Besant,...

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28 September 1883

A meeting of authors, chaired by Walter Besant , gathered to found the Company of Authors, later the Society of Authors , to improve the earning prospects of writers and lobby for copyright protection.
Parker, Derek. “Onward to 3000”. The Author, Vol.
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October 1900: The last issue of the Scottish Review was...

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October 1900

The last issue of the Scottish Review 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.
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22 June 1772: Chief Justice Lord Mansfield ruled (in the...

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22 June 1772

Chief Justice Lord Mansfield ruled (in the case of James Somerset ) that English law did not allow a slave-owner the right to remove a slave by force from Britain.
Newman, Gerald, editor. Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1997.
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Boswell, James, 1740 - 1795. Boswell’s Life of Johnson. Editors Hill, George Birkbeck and Laurence Fitzroy Powell, Clarendon, 1934, 6 vols.
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Enid Blyton

EB was probably the most prolific and successful children's writer of the twentieth century. In three decades she produced more than four hundred titles: picture-books for small children, fairy stories, adventure stories, school stories, fantasy...

By 1880: The German gynaecologist C. Haase (under...

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By 1880

The German gynaecologist C. Haase (under the pseudonym Dr Wilhelm Mensinga ) had invented a flat rubber cervical cap, the first diaphragm.
Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
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Craig, Sue, and Sue Hepburn. “Barrier Methods”. The Control of Human Fertility, edited by John F. Porter, 2nd ed., Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1987, pp. 78-91.
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Fryer has the invention date as in the 1870s, whereas Craig...

1785: Dialogues Concerning the Ladies, a celebration...

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1785

Dialogues Concerning the Ladies, a celebration of famous women, was anonymously published; it borrows from Ballard 's Memoirs of Eminent Ladies.
Guest, Harriet. Small Change: Women, Learning, Patriotism, 1750-1810. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
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