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Spring-summer 1647: A London Baptist girl in her teens, Sarah...

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Spring-summer 1647

A LondonBaptist girl in her teens, Sarah Wight , fell into a months-long trance, the climax of four years of spiritual turmoil about which she later published a pamphlet.
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.

26 August 1793: The Revolutionary Republican Women read a...

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26 August 1793

The Revolutionary Republican Women read a petition to the French National Convention .
Godineau, Dominique. The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution. Translator Streip, Katherine, University of California Press, 1998.
371

December 1997: The Kyoto Protocol (an amendment to the United...

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December 1997

The Kyoto Protocol (an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan, to set limits to emissions of greenhouse gases. It came into force on 16 February...

23 December 1919: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act received...

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23 December 1919

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act received royal assent. It removed restrictions based on sex or marriage which prevented women from entering professions, universities, and civic posts.
Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1919): 325-6
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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Murphy, Gillian. “Newly Available Archives: Papers of Helena Normanton”. Women’s Library Newsletter, 1 Sept. 2007–28 Feb. 2008, p. back page.
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1774: The Venetian Republic closed down the public...

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1774

The Venetian Republic closed down the public Ridotto or state-run gambling establishment, which occupied the Palazzo Dandolo in Venice, only six years after it had been completely and luxuriously refurbished.
“Francesco Guardi: The Ridotto”. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Venice and Northern Italy, 1600-1800 A.D.

By September 1791: William Cowper published, with Joseph Johnson,...

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By September 1791

William Cowper published, with Joseph Johnson , his blank-verse translations of Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey: a version designed to supersede Pope 's translation in heroic couplets.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
61 (1791): 845

Hannah Cullwick

HC wrote seventeen diaries between the years 1854 and 1873, plus numerous letters chronicling in detail her life as a lower servant, as well as her long cross-class courtship and eventual marriage to Arthur Munby
Hannah Cullwick Sepia toned photograph of Hannah Cullwick, shown from the waist up. She is slightly turned, with her arms crossed, and gaze into the distance with a slightly challenging expression. She is wearing an oversize suit jacket, a collared shirt and cravat; her hair is cut short.

813: At the Council of Tours, Charlemagne, in...

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813

At the Council of Tours , Charlemagne , in the last year before he died, ordered sermons to be preached in local tongues instead of Latin.
Rickard, Peter. A History of the French Language. Hutchinson, 1974.
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Rosen, Michael. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story. John Murray, 2013.
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14 April 1599: Sir John Davies registered with the Stationers'...

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14 April 1599

Sir John Davies registered with the Stationers' Company the first of the two well-known works he published this year, essays entitled NosceTeipsum (Know Thyself).
Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

18 July 1872: The Ballot Act established voting by secret...

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18 July 1872

The Ballot Act established voting by secret ballot in the UK.
Craig, Fred W. S. British Electoral Facts 1832-1987. 5th ed., Parliamentary Research Services, 1989.
179
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
294

1858: The innovative Female Mission to the Fallen...

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1858

The innovative Female Mission to the Fallen was organized and funded by the Reformatory and Refuge Union .
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
189

1821: Charles Bell of Scotland first described...

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1821

Charles Bell of Scotland first described the facial paralysis now known as Bell's palsy.
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.
281

By 28 July 1883: George Meredith published Poems and Lyrics...

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By 28 July 1883

George Meredith published Poems and Lyrics of the Joy of Earth.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2909 (1883): 103

April 1844: Elizabeth Planché's drama Ivan Daniloff;...

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April 1844

Elizabeth Planché 's drama Ivan Daniloff; or, The Sledge Driver premiered at Sadler's Wells .
Mullin, Donald C. Victorian Plays: A Record of Significant Productions on the London Stage, 1837-1901. Greenwood Press, 1987.
171

By September 1779: The supposed nature of women, and the mere...

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By September 1779

The supposed nature of women, and the mere idea of having them in parliament , were mocked in a pamphlet: The House of Peeresses: or, Female Oratory.
Clark, Anna. “The Chevalier d’Eon and Wilkes: Masculinity and Politics in the Eighteenth Century”. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
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, No. 1, 1998, pp. 19-48.
48n158
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
48 (1779): 234

April 1632: The Charter for the Maryland colony was drawn...

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April 1632

The Charter for the Maryland colony was drawn up.
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
175

1877: Gospel Temperance reached England, brought...

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1877

Gospel Temperance reached England, brought over from the United States to London by William Noble .
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
111-12

29 October 1919: The International Labour Organization, set...

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29 October 1919

The International Labour Organization , set up this year by the Treaty of Versailles, began its first conference, in Washington, DC. It passed a resolution accepting an eight-hour workday.
“ILO History”. International Labor Organization (ILO), 26 Oct. 2000.

17 October 1922: The first play to be broadcast in the UK,...

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17 October 1922

The first play to be broadcast in the UK, a shortened version of Edmond Rostand 's Cyrano de Bergerac, was aired by radio station 2MT at Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
118-19

1889: William Morris published his prose romance...

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1889

William Morris published his prose romance A Tale of the House of the Wolfings.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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Evelyn Sharp

ES , whose career occupied the end of the nineteenth century and the first several decades of the twentieth, wrote books for children, journalism, polemic (on behalf of suffragist, internationalist, pacifist, and other movements), novels...
Evelyn Sharp Black-and-white photo of Evelyn Sharp at her home, standing in front of a bookcase and holding a book open in front of her, 16 February 1951.

3 June 1881: The Householders of Scotland Act gave some...

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3 June 1881

The Householders of Scotland Act gave some women the local vote.
Donnachie, Ian, and George Hewitt. A Companion to Scottish History from the Reformation to the Present. Batsford, 1989.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
(1881): 33

20 November 1737: Caroline of Anspach, Queen of England, died...

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20 November 1737

Caroline of Anspach , Queen of England, died of a rupture after eleven days of excruciating illness.
Grundy, Isobel. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Comet of the Enlightenment. Clarendon, 1999.
370-1

8 September 1954: Britain, Australia, France, New Zealand,...

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8 September 1954

Britain, Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and the United States formed the South-East Asia Treaty Organization or SEATO.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-2001. Fourth, Longman, 2001.
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Augusta Ada Byron

AAB 's sole publication is A Sketch of the Analytical Engine, her highly praised explication and illustration of Charles Babbage 's Analytical Engine. Many now claim that her Sketch constitutes the first example of...
Augusta Ada Byron This image is of a daguerreotype of Ada Byron, taken by Antoine Claudet in about 1843. She wears a black dress with lace detail along the neckline and cuffs, and elaborate hair ornament. She sits with clasped hands at a three-quarter angle to the viewer's right. The trees behind are a painted backdrop.