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1883: Emily Jones, the first woman inspector in...

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1883

Emily Jones , the first woman inspector in the BritishDepartment of Education , was appointed Directress of Needlework.
Martindale, Hilda. Women Servants of the State, 1870-1938: A History of Women in the Civil Service. G. Allen and Unwin , 1938.
36-7

1875: The Illustrated London News dramatically...

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1875

The Illustrated London News dramatically changed the advertising industry when it published the first full-page advertisement, for Pulvermacher's Galvanic Chain Bands and Belts.
Hindley, Diana, and Geoffrey Hindley. Advertising in Victorian England 1837-1901. Wayland, 1972.
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28 September 1839: The Chartist Circular began publication in...

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28 September 1839

The Chartist Circular began publication in Glasgow, under the auspices of the Universal Suffrage Central Committee for Scotland .
Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
127
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.
Yan, Shu-chuan. “’When Common Voices Speak’: Labour, Poetry and Eliza Cook”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
22
, No. 4, Nov. 2015, pp. 428-54.
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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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1941: Canadian painter and writer Emily Carr won...

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1941

Canadian painter and writer Emily Carr won the Governor General's Award for Klee Wyck, a book of twenty-one fragments of autobiography describing her sketching trips to Native villages on the British Columbia coast.
Todkill, Anne Marie. “A Canadian original”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xxi
, No. 10-11, July 2004, pp. 1-4.
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Late 1552: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury...

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Late 1552

Thomas Cranmer , Archbishop of Canterbury under Edward VI , produced an Anglican revised Book of Common Prayer.
“Liturgical Resources Online”. Links for for Seminarians, Pastors & Teachers.

February 1909: Captain W. C. Macfie began a survey of U...

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February 1909

Captain W. C. Macfie began a survey of Uganda.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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1906: At the Annual General Meeting of the Society...

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1906

At the Annual General Meeting of the Society of Authors , George Bernard Shaw deplored the dragging down of literary earnings by groups possessing a non-literary income, particularly married women.
The Author. Alexander P. Watt.
(Winter 2000) cxi: 4, Shaw Supplement

1844: By this date, South London wells were predominately...

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1844

By this date, South London wells were predominately polluted from nearby cesspools, and only the very poor still collected water by this means.
Hardy, Anne. “Parish Pump to Private Pipes: London’s Water Supply in the Nineteenth Century”. Living and Dying in London, edited by William F. Bynum and Roy Porter, Wellcome Insititute for the History of Medicine, 1991, pp. 76-93.
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Wohl, Anthony S. Endangered Lives: Public Health in Victorian Britain. Harvard University Press, 1983.
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1870: A new medical journal, the American Journal...

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1870

A new medical journal, the American Journal of Dermatology and Syphilography, connected skin and sexuality; the linkage cast suspicion on young women seeking treatment for acne.
This eventually became The Archives of Dermatology and...

13-18 December 1688: James II twice left London as if to flee...

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13-18 December 1688

James II twice left London as if to flee abroad, but then returned, before leaving finally on 18 December.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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Elizabeth Oxenbridge, Lady Tyrwhit

Elizabeth, Lady Tyrwhit , a product of the Lutheran Protestant movement which inspired the Court ladies of her (sixteenth-century) generation, was the author or compiler of a private book of prayers, with hymns and psalms...

12 June 2006: On this day, The Guardian began publishing...

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12 June 2006

On this day, The Guardian began publishing news stories first to the World Wide Web, ending the primacy of the printed newspaper.
Fletcher, Kim. “The Web Trail”. Guardian Unlimited, 12 June 2006.
Fletcher, Kim. “The Web Trail”. Guardian Unlimited, 12 June 2006.

1668: Jean Racine's tragedy Andromaque, first staged...

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1668

Jean Racine 's tragedy Andromaque, first staged the previous year, was published; it features a powerful and admirable heroine.
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.

Elizabeth Grymeston

EG 's single printed book was published as Miscelanea. Meditations. Memoratives in 1604, shortly after her death. It has been seen as a conduct or religious advice book, a collection of essays, or a mother's...

May 1718: The first newspaper in the Caribbean, the...

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May 1718

The first newspaper in the Caribbean, the Weekly Jamaica Courant, began publication.
Overton, Bill, editor. A Letter to My Love. University of Delaware Press, 2001.
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Woodard, Colin. Republic of Pirates Blog. 8 Dec. 2007, http://republicofpirates.net/blog/2007/12/post.html.

1861: A company in Salem, Massachusetts, issued...

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1861

A company in Salem, Massachusetts, issued what seems to be the earliest version of a game called Authors, whose object was to collect sets of cards bearing the names of writers and the...

September 1883: The Medical Enquirer, the organ of the National...

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September 1883

The Medical Enquirer, the organ of the National Medical Association for the Abolition of the State Regulation of Prostitution, ceased publication in Liverpool.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1743: The first number appeared of The Foundling...

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1743

The first number appeared of The Foundling Hospital for Wit, an anthology, it claimed, of Brats of Wit and Humour—that is, poems
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.
discarded by authors embarrassed to own them.
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.

16 October 1848: Priscilla Lydia Sellon founded the Church...

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16 October 1848

Priscilla Lydia Sellon founded the Church of EnglandSisterhood of Mercy of Devonport and Plymouth in Exeter.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
239-40, 262

7 October 1999: Conservationists from the Museum of London...

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7 October 1999

Conservationists from the Museum of London opened a Victorian time capsule found in building the new home of the Women's Library in East London.
“The Women’s Library”. London Metropolitan University.

1826: John Burke first compiled and published Burke's...

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1826

John Burke first compiled and published Burke's Peerage, which was then issued annually from 1847.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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June 1866: Elizabeth Garrett (Britain's first female...

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June 1866

Elizabeth Garrett (Britain's first female medical practitioner, an apothecary qualified since the previous October) established St Mary's Dispensary for Women in Seymour Place, Marylebone, London.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
69-71, 149
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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29 May 1953: The summit of Mount Everest, highest mountain...

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29 May 1953

The summit of Mount Everest, highest mountain in the world, was first reached: by the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and the New Zealander Edmund Hillary (who was later knighted).
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.

1985: The Matrimonial Causes Procedure Committee...

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1985

The Matrimonial Causes Procedure Committee submitted its report on the current workings of the divorce laws in Britain.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.