It is a truth universally acknowledged that #OnThisDay, 28 Jan 1813, a new novel 'by the author of Sense & Sensibility' was published.

'Pride & Prejudice' by Jane Austen has sold over 20 million copies, and had many imitators. During her lifetime, it never carried her name as the author.

Bonus photo of Jennifer Ehle as Lizzie Bennett, giving us the side-eye.

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#OnThisDay, 24 Jan 1901, British aid-worker Emily Hobhouse first visits Bloemfontein concentration camp in South Africa.

Her reporting on the conditions white South Africans are being held in by the British government causes uproar.

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Note: if you search to learn more about her work, please be aware you may find images of dead children.

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#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

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