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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Anthologization | Christina Rossetti | After the appearance of Goblin Market, CR
had less difficulty placing her verse in periodicals. The tide had already started to turn in the 1850s, when her work began to appear in journals including... |
| Dedications | Adelaide Procter | AP
edited The Victoria Regia: A Volume of Original Contributions in Poetry and Prose, with a preface by Emily Faithfull
, published by Faithfull at the Victoria Press
, set by women compositors, and... |
| Friends, Associates | Emily Faithfull | EF
suffered in various ways as a result of the trial. The sense that she had prevaricated, at the very least, alienated many of her associates on The English Woman's Journal, including Emily Davies |
| Literary responses | Adelaide Procter | In the Athenæum, William Hepworth Dixon
, while he praised the book as a graceful aid and service rendered to a very excellent institution and as abundant proof that women at the Press
could... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Emily Faithfull | |
| Occupation | Matilda Hays | By 1861 MH
was a partner in the Victoria Press
. Her involvement, however, was short-lived, and she never invested any funds in the press. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 52, 238n10 |
| Occupation | Emily Faithfull | The Victoria Press
changed its focus from printing to publishing. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 57 |
| Occupation | Emily Faithfull | EF
published Victoria Magazine, the journal of the Victoria Press
. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 73 |
| Occupation | Emily Faithfull | Financial and other difficulties forced EF
to sell part of the Victoria Press
to William Wilfred Head
. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 58 |
| politics | Emily Faithfull | The opening for business of the Victoria Press
(in Russell Square, London) was a triumph for EF
. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 51-2 |
| politics | Bessie Rayner Parkes | Besides editing the English Woman's Journal, BRP
collaborated in 1859 with other group members Emily Faithfull
and Adelaide Procter
to found the Victoria Press
(established on 25 March 1860). Levine, Philippa. Feminist Lives in Victorian England: Private Roles and Public Commitment. Basil Blackwell, 1990. 9 Thesing, William B., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 240. Gale Research, 2001. 240: 187 |
| Author summary | Adelaide Procter | AP
's poetry, which appeared almost exclusively in Household Words and All the Year Round, was among the most popular of the Victorian era. An active mid-Victorian feminist, she was a member of the... |
| Publishing | Florence Nightingale | It was written in response to the Royal Commission on the Sanitary State of the Army in India
and provided a shortened, and more accessible, version of FN
's report on the commission's findings. Bishop, William John, and Sue Goldie. A Bio-Bibliography of Florence Nightingale. Dawsons for the International Council of Nurses, 1962. 57, 63 |
| Textual Production | Emily Faithfull | Bessie Rayner Parkes
cancelled The English Woman's Journal's printing contract with the Victoria Press
, perhaps aware of the impending divorce trial involving EF
. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 17 |
| Textual Production | Emily Faithfull | EF
regained ownership of the Victoria Press
, but it was largely inactive for several years. Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994. 59 |
Timeline
1836: A giant water lily, native to the Amazon...
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1836
A giant water lily, native to the Amazon and South America, was discovered in British Guiana ; the next year it was named Victoria Regia (later Victoria Amazonica) in honour of Queen Victoria
.
Merrill, Lynn L. The Romance of Victorian Natural History. Oxford University Press, 1989.
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Guyana’s National Flower. http://www.caribcentral.com/guyana/guybird_flower.htm.
7 July 1859: The first meeting of the Society for Promoting...
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7 July 1859
The first meeting of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
was held in London; founding members included Anna Jameson
, Emily Faithfull
, Jessie Boucherett
, Adelaide Procter
, Bessie Rayner Parkes
, Isa Craig
, and Sarah Lewin
.
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25 March 1860: Emily Faithfull established the Victoria...
Women writers item
25 March 1860
Emily Faithfull
established the Victoria Press
at 9 Great Coram Street, near Russell Square, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 311, 313
Circa January 1861: The newly formed Scottish National Institute...
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Circa January 1861
The newly formed Scottish National Institute for Promoting the Employment of Women in the Art of Printing announced its plan to establish printing offices in Edinburgh to instruct and employ women in the printing trade...
February 1876: Emma Paterson launched, as editor, the first...
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February 1876
Emma Paterson
launched, as editor, the first issue of the Women's Union Journal, a monthly publication of the Women's Protective and Provident League
, an organization founded by Paterson in London in July 1874...
26 February 1876: Women and Work, a practical guide to employment...
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26 February 1876
Women and Work, a practical guide to employment for middle-class women, ended publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
7
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
604
June 1880: Victoria Magazine, produced by Emily Faithfull...
Building item
June 1880
Victoria Magazine, produced by Emily Faithfull
at the Victoria Press
in London, ended publication.
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.
352-3
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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