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1841: Henry George Bohn published the Guinea Catalogue,...

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1841

Henry George Bohn published the Guinea Catalogue, an important early bibliographical text.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1869: The Governess Association of Ireland was...

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1869

The Governess Association of Ireland was founded by Anne Jellicoe .
O’Connor, Anne V. “The Revolution in Girls’ Secondary Education in Ireland, 1860-1910”. Girls Don’t Do Honours: Irish Women in Education in the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Mary Cullen, Women’s Education Bureau, 1987, pp. 31-54.
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1908: W. H. Smith and Son bought the Arden Press...

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1908

W. H. Smith and Son bought the Arden Press and transferred business to Letchworth; the move signalled Smith's move into publishing.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
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June 1780: Angelica Kauffman was commissioned to create four ceiling paintings at Somerset House in London

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June 1780

Angelica Kauffman was commissioned to create four ceiling paintings at Somerset House in London for which she received one hundred guineas.
Lyons, Hannah. “Angelica Kauffman”. Women’s Studies Group 1558 – 1837, 16 Sept. 2020, https://womensstudiesgroup.org/2020/09/16/angelica-kauffman/.
 
Lyons, Hannah. “Angelica Kauffman”. Women’s Studies Group 1558 – 1837, 16 Sept. 2020, https://womensstudiesgroup.org/2020/09/16/angelica-kauffman/.
 

26 February 1839: The first Grand National steeplechase was...

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26 February 1839

The first Grand National steeplechase was run at Aintree in Lancashire, near Liverpool.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1893: As Mrs George Corbett, Elizabeth Burgoyne...

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1893

As Mrs George Corbett, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett published Mrs. Grundy's Victims, a novel that explores the White Slave Trade through the fate of one of two sisters left to manage on their own in London.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1839-1840: A treasury-appointed committee chose Holyhead...

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1839-1840

A treasury-appointed committee chose Holyhead in Wales as the railway terminus port for connections to Ireland.
Simmons, Jack. The Railway in England and Wales 1830-1914. Leicester University Press, 1978.
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30 May 1967: Colonel Emeka Ojukwu of Eastern Nigeria made...

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30 May 1967

Colonel Emeka Ojukwu of Eastern Nigeria made a unilateral declaration of independence on the part of the Ibo people, which set up the Republic of Biafra.
“Biafra: Thirty years on, 13 January 2000”. BBC News.
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
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1951: André Deutsch, with the help of Jack Newth...

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1951

André Deutsch , with the help of Jack Newth (president of the Publishers Association ) and Edmond Seagrave (editor of Bookseller), founded André Deutsch Limited at 12 Thayer Street, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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1938: Mollie Stanley Wrench's daughter, Margaret...

Women writers item

1938

Mollie Stanley Wrench 's daughter, Margaret Stanley Wrench , published News Reel and Other Poems.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

January 1859: Physician Elizabeth Blackwell delivered a...

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January 1859

Physician Elizabeth Blackwell delivered a series of lectures in London; extracts from them appeared in the English Woman's Journal.
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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Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
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5 November 1745: The first number appeared of Henry Fielding's...

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5 November 1745

The first number appeared of Henry Fielding 's anti-Jacobite periodical The True Patriot: and the history of our own times.
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.

23-4 October 1850: The first National Woman's Rights Convention...

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23-4 October 1850

The first National Woman's Rights Convention was held in the USA, at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Cazden, Elizabeth. Antoinette Brown Blackwell. Feminist Press, 1983.
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1956: Egyptian women and Tunisian women both received...

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1956

Egyptian women and Tunisian women both received the right to vote this year.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

30 May 1911: The first Indianapolis 500 motor race was...

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30 May 1911

The first Indianapolis 500 motor race was held.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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June 1917: King George created the Order of the British...

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June 1917

King George created the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the Companions of Honour, open to both men and women.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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1976: Helen Foley published her final novel, Come...

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1976

Helen Foley published her final novel, Come to Grief.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

: The National Council for Adult Suffrage was...

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Autumn 1916

The National Council for Adult Suffrage was founded. Its early joint secretaries were Maude Royden and James Middleton .
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head, 1933.
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30 April 1907: A great-grand-daughter of children's writer...

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30 April 1907

A great-grand-daughter of children's writer Mary Ann Kilner inscribed a copy of Mary Ann's Memoirs of a Peg-Top, published around 1785, as a gift to her own grandson Anthony Crookham .
Burmester, James et al. English Books. James Burmester Rare Books, 1985–2026, Numbered catalogues.
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9 August 1870: The Education Act established a national...

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9 August 1870

The Education Act established a national elementary education system governed by local school boards, to which women could be elected.
Simon, Brian. Studies in the History of Education, 1780-1870. Lawrence and Wishart, 1960.
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Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
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Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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Ward, Mary Augusta. A Writer’s Recollections. Harper and Brothers, 1918.
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1967: Living, a monthly magazine comparable to...

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1967

Living, a monthly magazine comparable to Family Circle (though it emphasized leisure and included fiction), began publication in London; it was published by Standbrook and available in grocery stores.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
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10 or 11 February 1806: Following the death of William Pitt, Lord...

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10 or 11 February 1806

Following the death of William Pitt , Lord Grenville , a Whig, formed a government which was called the Ministry of all the Talents, because it reached across party lines.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Kidd, Colin. “Coalition Monsters”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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Fanny Kingsley

Fanny Kingsley 's literary activity centres around the life of her husband, the writer and clergyman Charles Kingsley. She edited his letters for publication after his death, as well as several volumes of his...

October 1885-February 1886: Sigmund Freud worked with Jean-Martin Charcot...

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October 1885-February 1886

Sigmund Freud worked with Jean-Martin Charcot at La Salpêtrière in Paris.
Micale, Mark S. Approaching Hysteria: Disease and its Interpretations. Princeton University Press, 1995, http://HSS.
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Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
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Owen, Alan Robert George. Hysteria, Hypnosis and Healing: The Work of J.-M. Charcot. Garrett Publications, 1971, http://HSS.
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Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel. “Gentlemen’s Spleen”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2009, pp. 25-7.
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1921: Construction on the Apennine Tunnel began...

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1921

Construction on the Apennine Tunnel began in began in Italy.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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