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A Tribute to Baroness Shirley Williams: 27/07/30 – 12/04/21

April 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

shirley williams at the 1st Women UK launch

Liberal Democrat MP, Harvard politics professor, inspiration, trailblazer and First Woman: the Rt. Hon. Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby CH PC sadly passed away aged 90 on Monday April 12th 2021. Anita remembers this inspiring woman… [...]

First Women:Live! Next on the virtual couch – Rebecca Stephens MBE and Louise Goodman

April 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

Join us on April 20th, for another pairing of fantastic Firsts! Next up in our increasingly popular Zoom events, we are delighted to welcome Rebecca [...]

First Woman Interview with Odaline de la Martinez

April 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

In 1984, Odaline de la Martinez made history: the first woman ever to conduct a complete BBC Prom. It had taken nearly 100 years for this to happen – and still there endures a notable gap between opportunities and status for men and women in [...]

First Women:Live! Moira Cameron & Sally Kettle join us next on March 16th

March 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

Our next Zoom event features another pairing of fantastic Firsts. On March 16th, we will be joined by Moira Cameron, First Woman Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London and Sally Kettle, [...]

First Women Interview with Dany Cotton

March 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

Now retired, Dany Cotton was a firefighter for over 30 years and who, from 2017-2019 served as the first woman commissioner of the London Fire Brigade. She was also the first woman to receive the Queen’s Fire Service Medal – given in [...]

First Women Interview with Baroness Usha Prashar

February 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

‘Equality, justice and human rights,’ are what motivate Baroness Usha Prashar in her work. One look at her CV and these themes are writ large: Chief Executive of the Runnymede Trust, Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary [...]

First Women:Live! Dame Stephanie Shirley CH takes your Zoom Questions!

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

If you haven’t checked it out yet, we warmly welcome you to join our new way to interact with the First Women 100 portraits – live online! All you need is Zoom and a free hour every month (yes, we have gone monthly!) to settle in for a [...]

First Women:Live! kicks off the New Year with Dr Buck and Elspeth Beard!

December 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

In this fourth instalment of our popular Zoom Q&A, taking your questions live online on January 12th, will be Dr Sarah Buck, First Woman President of the Institution of [...]

Special edition First Women:Live! Zoom with Suzi Quatro

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce a very special Christmas guest for our Next First Women:Live! Zoom event Date: DECEMBER 17TH. Time: 18.30-19.30 GMT. For this third instalment of our popular Zoom Q&A, the great rocker herself, Suzi Quatro will be [...]

First Woman Interview with Monique Simmonds

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

Monique Simmonds was the First Woman to become Deputy Director of Science at Kew Gardens. She researches the traditional and economic uses of plants and their potential for foods, drugs and cosmetics and instigated great strides in this [...]