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Alice Henry
1857Mar, 21

Alice Henry

Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
Alice Henry (21 March 1857 – 14 February 1943) was an Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist who also became prominent in the American trade union movement as a member of the Women's Trade Union League.

Henry Street in the Canberra suburb of Cook is named in her honour.

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Events on 1857

  • 6Mar

    Dred Scott v. Sandford

    The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
  • 23Mar

    Elevator

    Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
  • 29Mar

    Indian Rebellion of 1857

    Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
  • 6May

    War of Independence of 1857

    The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
  • 1Jun

    Les Fleurs du mal

    Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.