Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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, writing during the earlier part of the twentieth century, was a playwright, novelist, short-story writer, and poet. Her plays (her own favourite genre) had little success, but her eight novels and single volume...
By June 1927: Ernest Hemingway's first major novel, The...
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By June 1927
Ernest Hemingway
's first major novel, The Sun Also Rises, which had appeared in the USA the previous October under its enduring title, was issued in Britain as Fiesta.
By 26 March 1741: Emilie du Chatelet composed, within a month,...
December 1852: The first examination for the Midwifery Licence...
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December 1852
The first examination for the Midwifery Licence of the College of Surgeons
was held.
1662: An anonymous translation appeared of Jacques...
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1662
An anonymous translation appeared of Jacques Olivier
's formal attack on women written in French: the English version was entitled A Discourse of Women, Shewing their Imperfections Alphabetically.
March 1851: A Chartist assembly in London adopted a Programme...
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March 1851
A Chartist assembly in London adopted a Programme of Agitation.
1905: Two years after the invention of the first...
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1905
Two years after the invention of the first disposable safety-razor blade, the American Safety Razor Company
began to produce razors and blades for Britain.
1978: Anthropologist Mary Douglas continued her...
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1978
Anthropologist Mary Douglas
continued her provocative work on systems of classification in The World of Goods.
20 September 1787: The Duchess of Rutland successfully outbid...
7 June 1934: Sir Oswald Mosley, former Member of Parliament...
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7 June 1934
Sir Oswald Mosley
, former Member of Parliament and founder of the British Union of Fascists
(1932), spoke at a demonstration at Olympia Hall, London, attended by 15,000 people.
27 June 1775: The American Continental Congress reversed...
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27 June 1775
The American Continental Congress reversed a previous decision and authorized invasion of Canada in case of need.
7 April 1939: Italy under Mussolini further pursued its...
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7 April 1939
Italy under Mussolini
further pursued its expansionist policy by invading Albania.
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Gustave Flaubert
1864: John Shanks developed a mechanism for flush...
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1864
John Shanks
developed a mechanism for flush toilets, which revolutionised domestic sanitation with the introduction of water-closets.
About 1606: Anna Walker beautifully transcribed a copy...
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About 1606
Anna Walker
beautifully transcribed a copy of her devotional work A Sweete Savor for Woman, designed for presentation to its dedicatee, James I's queen, Anne of Denmark
.
1964: Family Circle, a monthly magazine dealing...
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1964
Family Circle, a monthly magazine dealing with domestic issues, began publication from London; it was highly successful, and was available in grocery shops.
1985: The Matrimonial Causes Procedure Committee...
March 1688: Renewed persecution of Protestants or Huguenots...
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March 1688
Renewed persecution of Protestants or Huguenots in France caused many to come as refugees to England.
1903: In her early twenties, American Helen Keller...
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1903
In her early twenties, American Helen Keller
published The Story of My Life, which relates how she achieved advanced education despite the deafness and blindness that had struck her down in babyhood.
January 1692-October 1694: Peter Anthony Motteux edited The Gentleman's...
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January 1692-October 1694
Peter Anthony Motteux
edited The Gentleman's Diary; or, The Monthly Miscellany, which combined aspects of the almanac and the periodical, and aimed particularly at women readers.
8 August 1963: The Great Train Robbery took place: the Glasgow...
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8 August 1963
The Great Train Robbery took place: the Glasgow to London Royal Mail train was robbed of £2,500,000.
1913: Frances Frederica Montrésor published a novel...
