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1801: Thomas Moore pseudonymously published his...

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1801

Thomas Moore pseudonymously published his mildly erotic Poetical Works of the Late Thomas Little Esq.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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Tighe, Mary. “Introduction”. Verses Transcribed for H. T., edited by Harriet Kramer Linkin, 2015.
and notes 10-13

1760: Denis Diderot published his novel La religieuse;...

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1760

Denis Diderot published his novel La religieuse; it was translated into English as The Nun.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
313

1 May 1649: Following the imprisonment of John Lilburne...

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1 May 1649

Following the imprisonment of John Lilburne and others, the Levellers issued An Agreement of the Free People of England, which Catharine Macaulay later judged their most important text.
Hill, Bridget. The Republican Virago: The Life and Times of Catharine Macaulay, Historian. Clarendon Press, 1992.
37, 180

1789-98: Essays in Physiognomy (translated by Henry...

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1789-98

Essays in Physiognomy (translated by Henry Hunter from Johann Kaspar Lavater ), with engravings by Johann Heinrich Füssli (known in England as Henry Fuseli), set off crazes for physiognomy and silhouettes.
Donato, Clorinda. “Reading the Face: Lavater in the Twenty-first Century”. Lumen, edited by William Kinsley et al., Vol.
xx
, 2001, pp. 83-100.
83, 89-90, 91, 97 and n12

Early 1957: Israel moved out of the Sinai peninsula,...

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Early 1957

Israel moved out of the Sinai peninsula, and the United Nations sent in its first Emergency Force to demilitarize the area and keep the peace.
Krauthammer, Charles. “Let peacekeeping rest in peace”. Guardian Weekly, 8–14 June 2000, p. 31.
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1885: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...

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1885

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge published the comedic novel A Woman of Business by Mary Bramston , with illustrations by W. H. Overend .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

Agatha Christie

AC , the Duchess of Death, produced eighty books, including sixty-six novels and detective fictions, and fourteen of short stories as well as poetry and suspense drama. At the height of her career she...
Agatha Christie Black and white photo of Agatha Christie as a child. Her hair is in curls and her face is amusingly expressionless. It is unclear what she is wearing, however we believe it is a dress, because of the fabric visible on her shoulder.

1920: The Women's Trade Union League merged with...

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1920

The Women's Trade Union League merged with the Trades Union Congress with agreement that women would hold two protected seats on the General Council; three more seats were added in 1981.
Lorwin, Val R., and Sarah Boston. “Great Britain”. Women and Trade Unions in Eleven Industrialized Countries, edited by Alice H. Cook et al., Temple University Press, 1984, pp. 140-61.
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By 24 December 1881: Lillie Langtry became the first English society...

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By 24 December 1881

Lillie Langtry became the first English society woman to appear professionally on the stage when she played Kate Hardcastle in Goldsmith 's She Stoops to Conquer at the Haymarket Theatre , London.
Norback, Craig T., and Melvin Gray. The World’s Great News Photos 1840-1980. Crown Publishers, 1980.
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Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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Athenæum. J. Lection.
2826 (1881): 861

1 January 1873: A riot broke out among the prostitutes held...

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1 January 1873

A riot broke out among the prostitutes held under the Contagious Diseases Acts in the lock wards of the PortseaHospital .
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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June 1861: A meeting of the Medical School Committee...

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June 1861

A meeting of the Medical School Committee of the Middlesex Hospital considered a protest from a group of male students against the dangerous innovation of female students.
Kazantzis, Judith, editor. Women in Revolt: the fight for emancipation: a collection of contemporary documents. Cape, 1968.

1850: Prussia agreed to the Treaty of Olmütz (now...

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1850

Prussia agreed to the Treaty of Olmütz (now in the Czech Republic, then political capital of Austria), which undid the work of the Frankfurt Assembly and restored the Confederation.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
178

By 25 October 1862: Victor Hugo completed the publication in...

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By 25 October 1862

Victor Hugo completed the publication in successive parts of his novel Les Misérables.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1826 (1862): 531
Petit Larousse, illustré, 1980. Librairie Larousse, 1980.
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.
Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
312

1477: William Caxton printed an edition of Geoffrey...

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1477

William Caxton printed an edition of Geoffrey Chaucer 's composite narrative poem The Canterbury Tales.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

May 1844: The Society for Improving the Condition of...

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May 1844

The Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes began to work towards housing reform; the society was a revitalized and revamped version of the Labourer's Friend Society of the previous decade.
Brion, Marion, and Anthea Tinker. Women in Housing: Access and Influence. Housing Centre Trust, 1980.
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Rodgers, Betsy. Georgian Chronicle: Mrs Barbauld and her Family. Methuen, 1958.
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Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
375

10 May 1941: During the final, most destructive raid of...

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10 May 1941

During the final, most destructive raid of the Blitz, Queen's Hall was completely demolished by bombs and the BBC studios at Maida Vale received a direct hit from a high-explosive bomb.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
377
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Papermac, 1987, http://4-22.
632

1917: The Iconoclast, a feminist novel by Helen...

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1917

The Iconoclast, a feminist novel by Helen Hamilton , was published.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1930: The Book Guild was funded, on the model of...

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1930

The Book Guild was funded, on the model of the Book Society of the previous year, to cater to the needs of the intelligent but not academic (middle-brow) reader.
Mezei, Kathy, and Chiara Briganti. “’She must be a very good novelist’: Rereading E. H. Young (1880-1949)”. English Studies in Canada, Vol.
27
, No. 3, Sept. 2001, pp. 303-31.
305

Akwaeke Emezi became the first non-binary author to be longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

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4 March 2019

Akwaeke Emezi became the first non-binary author to be longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, for their novel Freshwater.
“Announcing the Women’s Prize 2019 Longlist”. Women’s Prize for Fiction, https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/features/news/announcing-the-womens-prize-for-fiction-2019-longlist.
“2019 Prize”. Women’s Prize for Fiction, https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2019-prize.
 

September 1919: Italian poet and novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio...

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September 1919

Italian poet and novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio led a group of two thousand men to occupy the city of Fiume.
“Gabriele D’Annunzio”. Bartleby.com: Great Books Online: The Columbia Encyclopedia.

By February 1752: James Harris (friend of Sarah Fielding and...

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By February 1752

James Harris (friend of Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier ) published Hermes: or, A Philosophical Inquiry concerning Language and Universal Grammar.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
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1 July 1875: The Union of Shirt and Collar Makers and...

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1 July 1875

The Union of Shirt and Collar Makers and the Union of Women Upholsteresses were founded.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Simcox, Edith J. “Eight Years of Co-Operative Shirtmaking”. Nineteenth Century, Vol.
15
, June 1884, pp. 1037-54.
1037

5 May 1911: The Conciliation Bill on suffrage, revised...

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5 May 1911

The Conciliation Bill on suffrage, revised this parliamentary session, passed its second Commons reading by a wider majority than before: 255 for, 88 against.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
104-5

21 March 1918: German forces launched their Great Offensive,...

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21 March 1918

German forces launched their Great Offensive, an all-out attack on the Western Front before the USA could get troops moved in.
Cannan, May, and Bevil Quiller-Couch. The Tears of War. Editor Fyfe, Charlotte, Cavalier Books, 2000.
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1536: Under King Henry VIII's government, the formal unification took place of England and Wales, which, west of Offa's Dyke, was then almost entirely Welsh-speaking.

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1536

Under King Henry VIII 's government, the formal unification took place of England and Wales, which, west of Offa's Dyke, was then almost entirely Welsh-speaking. This marked the first significant political union between...