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1794: Margaret Coghlan, Daughter of the Late Major...

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1794

Margaret Coghlan , Daughter of the Late Major Moncrieffe, published her memoirs in two volumes.
Adam Matthew Publications. http://www.ampltd.co.uk/digital_guides/womens_autobiographies_parts_1_and_2/Detailed-Listing-Part-1.aspx.

1667: The Quakers established Monthly Meetings...

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1667

The Quakers established Monthly Meetings to direct the business and lives of their members.
Lloyd, Arnold. Quaker Social History 1669-1738. Longman’s, Green, 1950.
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Lloyd, Arnold. Quaker Social History 1669-1738. Longman’s, Green, 1950.
109-11

1986: Those in the Anglican mother-church who opposed...

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1986

Those in the Anglican mother-church who opposed the ordination of women secured a vote forbidding ordained women from other parts of the Anglican Communion from celebrating the Eucharist in Britain.
Furlong, Monica. “The St Hilda Community—narrative of a group which supports female priests”. The Ecumenical Review, Vol.
53
, No. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 82-5.

26 August 1882: The anti-vaccination movement received a...

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26 August 1882

The anti-vaccination movement received a boost when London papers reported the case of a woman who had drowned her infant and herself sooner than face the terror of vaccination for her baby.
Williams, Gareth. Angel of Death. The Story of Smallpox. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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28 February 1977: Moonshine, a play by Shirley Gee, was produced...

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28 February 1977

Moonshine, a play by Shirley Gee , was produced and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 .
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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July 1932: Arthur Barker founded his own publishing...

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July 1932

Arthur Barker founded his own publishing firm, Arthur Barker Limited , at 21 Garrick Street, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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1877: Seventy-nine people died in the largest outbreak...

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1877

Seventy-nine people died in the largest outbreak of rabies in English history.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate : The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Harvard University Press, 1987.
169-170

2 July 1937: Aviators Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were...

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2 July 1937

Aviators Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were lost over the South Pacific.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
492

12 April 1533: Anne Boleyn, already secretly married to...

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12 April 1533

Anne Boleyn , already secretly married to Henry VIII , was publicly recognised as his consort in the public celebrations of the end of Lent.
Bossy, John. “The Skull from Outer Space”. London Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2003, pp. 29-30.
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Emily Frederick Clark

EFC wrote for the support of her family (whose supposedly distinguished origins were very important to her). Between 1798 and 1819 she published four novels, a volume of poems, and another of stories. Much other...

1691: William Walsh published anonymously A Dialogue...

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1691

William Walsh published anonymously A Dialogue Concerning Women, Being a Defence of the Sex, Written to Eugenia.
Walsh, William, d. 1708. A Dialogue Concerning Women. Printed for R. Bentley and J. Tonson, 1691.
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Johnson, Samuel. The Lives of the Poets. Editor Lonsdale, Roger, Clarendon Press, 2006, 4 vols.
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1918: Oswald Spengler published the first volume...

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1918

Oswald Spengler published the first volume of Der Untergang des Abendlandes, one of his several influential works; the second volume followed in 1922.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.

By 1859: Aniline dyes (discovered three years before)...

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By 1859

Aniline dyes (discovered three years before) were introduced in manufacturing; clothing brightened considerably.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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4 June 1989: The International AIDS Conference opened...

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4 June 1989

The International AIDS Conference opened in Montreal; this marked an important step in developing social and medical debate about AIDS.
Koelsch, Patrice Clark. “Mortal Combats”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xvii
, No. 6, Mar. 2000, pp. 18-20.
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657: Saint Hilda became the first abbess of the...

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657

Saint Hilda became the first abbess of the double monastery of Whitby in Yorkshire.
Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin, 1971.
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Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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1868: The report of the Schools Inquiry or Taunton...

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1868

The report of the Schools Inquiry or Taunton Commission supported the view of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon , Emily Davies , and others that girls' education required reform.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 25th ed., G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1911.
447
Spender, Dale, editor. The Education Papers. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1987.
141
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
174-5

January 1907: The Artists' Suffrage League was founded...

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January 1907

The Artists' Suffrage League was founded to further the cause of Women's enfranchisement by the work and professional help of artists.
Tickner, Lisa. The Spectacle of Women: Imagery of the Suffrage Campaign, 1907-1914. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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Tickner, Lisa. The Spectacle of Women: Imagery of the Suffrage Campaign, 1907-1914. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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Tickner, Lisa. The Spectacle of Women: Imagery of the Suffrage Campaign, 1907-1914. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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March 1872: The Dundee and District Domestic Servants...

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March 1872

The Dundee and District Domestic Servants Association was formed in Dundee, Scotland.
Gordon, Eleanor. Women and the Labour Movement in Scotland 1850-1914. Clarendon, 1991, http://University of Toronto (Robarts).
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17 March 1958: The United States launched another satellite,...

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17 March 1958

The United States launched another satellite, Vanguard I, into the earth's orbit.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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31 January 1974: The three Marias, Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria...

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31 January 1974

The three Marias, Maria Isabel Barreno , Maria Teresa Horta , and Maria Velha da Costa , were charged in a Lisbon court for publishing in 1972 a book deemed to be pornographic: an...

1829: Construction of Southend Pier in Essex—the...

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1829

Construction of Southend Pier in Essex—the world's largest pier—began.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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14 October 1769: Garrick's afterpiece The Jubilee opened at...

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14 October 1769

Garrick 's afterpiece The Jubilee opened at Drury Lane , where it enjoyed the record run of the century: ninety performances in one season.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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9 August 1899: An Act of Parliament empowered School Boards...

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9 August 1899

An Act of Parliament empowered School Boards to provide special accommodation for defective and epilectic children.
Curtis, Stanley James. History of Education in Great Britain. Seventh, University Tutorial Press, 1967.
304, 344
Armytage, Walter Harry Green. Four Hundred Years of English Education. Second, Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.
statutes

21 December 1937: Walt Disney premiered the first American...

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21 December 1937

Walt Disney premiered the first American feature-length animated film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which many had called Disney's Folly before its full public release the following month.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). http://www.imdb.com.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

1839: The electric telegraph was used for the first...

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1839

The electric telegraph was used for the first time on a railroad by the Great Western Railway .
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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