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Malorie Blackman

MB , British Children's Laureate for 2013-15, had by the end of that period published more than sixty books for ages ranging from little children to young-adult readers. Only a small selection of her oeuvre...
Malorie Blackman Colour photo of Malorie Blackman looking at the camera, smiling. She is wearing a black V-neck shirt, with three-quarter length sleeves and a pair of dangly silver earrings.

12 June 1819: Charles Kingsley, novelist, was born at Holne...

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12 June 1819

Charles Kingsley , novelist, was born at Holne Vicarage, Holne, Devon.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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10 March 1910: D. W. Griffith's film In Old California was...

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10 March 1910

D. W. Griffith 's film In Old California was the first film produced in Hollywood.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

January 1888: The Star was launched as a radical evening...

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January 1888

The Star was launched as a radical evening paper in London.
Briggs, Julia. A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit, 1858-1924. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Emily Jane Pfeiffer

Mid-Victorian feminist EJP published during the latter half of the nineteenth century. She composed three lengthy narrative poems, six volumes of other poetry, a work documenting her travels, a play, a work of prose fantasy...
Emily Jane Pfeiffer Photograph of a head-and-shoulders drawing of Emily Jane Pfeiffer. Her hair is pulled back, with several headbands round it; she wears earrings, a necklace, and a dress draped from the shoulders, with a large rose pinned at the neckline.

1892: Of the fifty-four prisons in Britain holding...

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1892

Of the fifty-four prisons in Britain holding female convicts, twenty-nine accepted the services of lady visitors.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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July 1913: Lily Boulanger, a French composer, made headline...

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July 1913

Lily Boulanger , a French composer, made headline news when she became the first woman awarded the Prix de Rome, for her cantata Faust et Hélène.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
xxvii, 77

Ann Wall

AW , evidently a writer of some ability, is remarkable chiefly for the sensational nature of her single known text, which is the apparently autobiographical (though just possibly fictional) record of her survival of physical...
Ann Wall Advertisement in Ann Wall's "The Life of Lamenther", 1771: a claim to authenticity confirmed by Wall's initials.

14 December 1797: The French Directory announced its repudiation...

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14 December 1797

The French Directory announced its repudiation of yet more of the public debt.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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24 August 1839: The Metropolitan Police Act included penalties...

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24 August 1839

The Metropolitan Police Act included penalties for abuses by the burgeoning advertising trade.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
56, 126
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
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After 5 March 1971: Following an important meeting of the Anglican...

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After 5 March 1971

Following an important meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council at Limuru in Kenya, the bishop of Hong Kong and Macao (the diocese in which Florence Li was in 1944 ordained the world's first female...

28 March 1589: A child named Sarah Glascock died after six...

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28 March 1589

A child named Sarah Glascock died after six weeks' languishing; despite a persuasive defence, Joan Prentice was found guilty of bewitching her and sentenced to hang.
Purkiss, Diane. The Witch in History: early modern and twentieth-century representations. Routledge, 1996.
168-9, 176n91

1821: John Power published Essays on the Female...

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1821

John Power published Essays on the Female Economy.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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3 January 1962: Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban leader...

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3 January 1962

Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban leader Fidel Castro . This was in keeping with the Roman Catholic Church 's decree against its members joining communist organizations.
“Timeline: 1962”. Macrohistory and World Report.
“The Vatican”. Bartleby.com: Great Books Online: The Encyclopedia of World History.

2 September 1945: Japan formally surrendered to the Allies...

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2 September 1945

Japan formally surrendered to the Allies.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Preston, Peter. “The convenience of forgetting”. Guardian Weekly, 16–22 Mar. 2007, p. 25.
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1580: Philip II acquired Portugal to add to the...

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1580

Philip II acquired Portugal to add to the possessions of the Spanish crown; Portugal and its overseas possessions remained Spanish until 1640.
Pagden, Anthony. “Great Expectations of Themselves”. London Review of Books, 17 Apr. 2003, pp. 32-3.
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1900: Henry R. Plomer's A Short History of English...

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1900

Henry R. Plomer 's A Short History of English Printing 1476-1898 was published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company Limited .
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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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.
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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1930: Sliced bread was introduced in the USA under...

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1930

Sliced bread was introduced in the USA under the Wonder Bread label.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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“Mother’s Pride”. RHM: better foods for a better life.

27 August 1864: A reporter with the Pictorial World wrote...

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27 August 1864

A reporter with the Pictorial World wrote with horror and disgust a report entitled Female Miners in Male Attire.
Robinson, Jane. Pandora’s Daughters: The Secret History of Enterprising Women. Constable, 2002.
152, n13

1811: Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital moved from Moorfields...

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1811

Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital moved from Moorfields in the City of London across the Thames to St George's Fields in Southwark.
Norton, Rictor. Mistress of Udolpho: The Life of Ann Radcliffe. Leicester University Press, 1999.
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25 November 1982: Diana Scott issued Bread and Roses: An Anthology...

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25 November 1982

Diana Scott issued Bread and Roses: An Anthology of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Poetry by Women Writers.
Scott, Diana, editor. Bread and Roses. Virago, 1982.

21 July 1773: The Order of Jesuits was abolished by Pope...

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21 July 1773

The Order of Jesuits was abolished by Pope Clement XIV ; they took refuge in Prussia, where their presence fed English anti-Catholicism.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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9 September 1939: Canada independently declared war on Ger...

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9 September 1939

Canada independently declared war on Germany.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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October 1857: The National Association for the Promotion...

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October 1857

The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science was organized in London.
Fletcher, Sheila. Feminists and Bureaucrats: A Study in the Development of Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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Burstyn, Joan. Victorian Education and the Ideal of Womanhood. Croom Helm, 1980.
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Fletcher, Sheila. Feminists and Bureaucrats: A Study in the Development of Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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Hawes, Frances. Henry Brougham. Jonathan Cape, 1957.
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12 February 1953: The UK agreed to end its dual rule (with...

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12 February 1953

The UK agreed to end its dual rule (with Egypt) of the Sudan.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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