Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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“Plans for 2003-06 and Managing the Department”. Department of Trade and Industry (UK): Departmental Report 2003: Section A: Delivering Better Public Service: 2.
December 1966: The Union for Democratic Control (which had...
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December 1966
The Union for Democratic Control
(which had been founded in August 1914 as an internationally minded, anti-war organization aimed at influencing British foreign policy) was wound up.
“Union of Democratic Control (1914-1966)”. Working Class Movement Library: U.D.C. pamphlets and leaflets 1914-1922.
1842: Anders Adolf Retzius introduced his theory...
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1842
Anders Adolf Retzius
introduced his theory on head forms, including his cranial index to differentiate between races.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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Williams, L. Pearce. Album of Science: The Nineteenth Century. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.
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Ella D'Arcy
EDA
was chiefly a short-story writer, known for her acerbic depictions of personal pain caused by the institution of marriage. Unlike other New Woman writers she shows no bias towards her own sex: her victims...
1628: William Harvey published at Frankfurt Exercitatis...
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1628
William Harvey
published at FrankfurtExercitatis Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1991: The numbers of British full-time first-degree...
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1991
The numbers of British full-time first-degree students in polytechnics and colleges rose for the first time above the numbers in universities; in the year following, polytechnics were granted university status.
Ainley, Patrick. Degrees of Difference: Higher Education in the 1990s. Laurence and Wishart, 1994.
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By 12 April 1851: Herbert Spencer published his first book,...
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By 12 April 1851
Herbert Spencer
published his first book, Social Statics, on social philosophy.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1224 (1851): 402
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
1856: In Treatment of the Insane Without Mechanical...
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1856
In Treatment of the Insane Without Mechanical Restraints, physician John Conolly
dramatically portrayed the advantages of state incarceration for mentally unstable women.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
October 1710: The Tories won a large majority in the general...
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October 1710
The Tories won a large majority in the general election, leading to a predominantly Tory ministry under the leadership of Robert Harley
.
Hayton, David W. et al. The House of Commons 1690-1715. Cambridge University Press, 2002, 5 vols.
I: 459-60
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1886: Eleanor Marx, as Eleanor Marx Aveling, published...
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1886
Eleanor Marx
, as Eleanor Marx Aveling, published her English translation of Gustave Flaubert
's Madame Bovary from the original French.
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.
1 January 1866: The West Pier at Brighton was opened. It...
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1 January 1866
The West Pier at Brighton was opened. It stood for more than a century before being partly destroyed by the sea on 29 December 2002 while awaiting restoration, leaving Brighton's Pavilion Pier standing alone.
Hall, Sarah, correspondent. “Brighton landmark succumbs to elements”. The Guardian, 30 Dec. 2002, p. 1.
“The Brighton West Pier: History”. The Brighton West Pier Trust.
6 August 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson signed the US Voting Rights...
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6 August 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
signed the US Voting Rights Act, which banned the use of race or colour as a category in the election process: this finally gave black people the vote on equal terms with...
By August 1950: US science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard...
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By August 1950
US science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard
published a self-help book called Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. It was a huge success and Dianetics Clubs sprang up around the USA.
Saperstein, Milton R. “A Cure for All Ills”. The Nation, 5 Aug. 1950, p. 130.
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Aviv, Rachel. “Religion, grrrr”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 2, 26 Jan. 2012, pp. 14-15.
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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.
Emsley, Clive. Crime and Society in England 1750-1900. 2nd ed., Longman, 1996.
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Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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1929: The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine...
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1929
The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine directed at working-class women, began publication with D. C. Thomson
in Dundee, Scotland.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Ferguson, Marjorie. Forever Feminine: Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Femininity. Heinemann, 1983.
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McAleer, Joseph. Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950. Clarendon Press, 1992.
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18 November 1910: A Women's Social and Political Union deputation...
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18 November 1910
A Women's Social and Political Union
deputation protesting against Government inaction on the Conciliation Bill was attacked by police at the House of Commons and 119 were arrested; the day became known as Black Friday...
About 1739: The young Scotsman William Strahan became...
