1900
United Kingdom
..... cookery was an important subject on the school curriculum for girls. They had an hour of tuition, followed by supervised practice of the cooking theory and dishes they had seen prepared. There was no fancy cooking, just plain nourishing food
..... the Manchester-based North of England Society for Women's Suffrage launched its petition among women textile workers in the region
..... the first recorded black woman actress on the British stage was Amy Height, who appeared in Madame Delphine at the Wyndham Theatre
Around The World
..... Canada ..... the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire was born at the instigation of MARGARET POLSON MURRAY. It called for patriotism, loyalty and service. Chapters soon sprang up in other countries - New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Bermuda , The Bahamas and India. The function of the Order was to raise money - 10,000 dollars sent a hospital ship out to South Africa during the Boer War, a science block was built for St. Helena's School at Poona and equipment was supplied and wages paid to staff at the Canadian Hospital at Nasjk. ' Comfort parcels' went out regularly to the men fighting in the Boer war and subsequently to those in the Great War. When the wars were over the Daughters of the Empire tended the war graves. An annual report was published showing where the money that had been raised had gone - hospitals, schools, homes for disabled soldiers
..... France ..... the first woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal was Charlotte Cooper when she won the tennis singles at the Paris Games
..... Norway ..... women were allowed to sit on the "Poor Relief Board" in the municipalities
Dated items
March 9th ..... GERMANY ..... women petitioned the Reichstag for the right to sit state examinations and to attend University
March 31st ..... FRANCE ..... a law was passed limiting the working day for women and children to 11 hours
October 24th ..... UNITED KINGDOM ..... the National Union of Women Workers met to discuss problems of health and intemperance