ead papers at the congress--this was remarkable
for the increased share they took in its proceedings.... Ladies'
Negro Emancipation Society commenced.... New church order of
deaconesses founded on the model of Kaiserwerth.... First voyage
of Miss Rye to Australia, and commencement of her system of
emigration.

1863. Establishment of Queen's Institute, Dublin, for industrial
training of women.

1864. Female Medical and Obstetrical Society begun.... Working
Women's College, Queen's Square, opened October 26.

1865. Miss Garrett receives her medical diploma from
Apothecaries' Hall.

1866. A petition of 1,500 women for the franchise presented, and
the first women's suffrage society formed.

1867. Mr. Mill's motion in the House of Commons to give the
suffrage to women.... Lily Maxwell voted in Manchester for Mr.
Jacob Bright.

1868. In the general election many women who were left on the
register voted. Women's suffrage was declared illegal by the
Court of Common Pleas, November 9.... London University
establishes a women's examination.

1869. Ladies' Educational Association begun in London, which was
dissolved July 18, 1878, upon London University College admitting
women as regular students.... Women's College established at
Hitchin, October ... The telegraph service was transferred to
government, and women clerks were retained, thus entering the
civil service.... Municipal Franchise act passed; women first
voted under it November 1.

1870. Publication of _Women's Suffrage Journal_ commenced March
1.... Women's Disabilities Removal bill introduced by Mr. Jacob
Bright, M.P., read a second time, but rejected in committee,
May.... Lectures for women begun in Cambridge.... First
examinations of women in Queen's University, Ireland.... Married
Women's Property act (England) passed, August 9.... National
Indian Association established by Mary Carpenter (principal
object: the improvement of women's education in India),
September.... Vigilance Association established, October; mainly
occupied in women's questions.... Elementary Education act
passed.... First school-board election in London, November 25
(Miss Garrett and Miss Emily Davies elected in London; Miss
Becker, Manchester, etc.).

1871. Ladies' National Health