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‘Access All Areas’ Exclusive Backstage Images from Suzi Quatro’s Career-Spanning Live Show

May 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

On April 20th 2022, the Royal Albert Hall hosted a helluva rock event…and I had backstage access! Suzi Quatro’s show at The Royal Albert Hall had been over two years in the planning – but had been on Suzi’s bucket list for [...]

First Women:LIVE! June 14th Don’t Miss Out

May 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

June 14th, 6.30-7.30pm. Get it in the diary – it’s the next First Women:LIVE! Zoomcast. Our next episode showcases the pioneering experiences of Sue Stockdale and Dr Jane Atkinson FREeng, two Firsts from very different fields who [...]

On The Road Again: First Women UK Exhibition Showcases in County Durham

March 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

We have reached our eighth venue of the First Women tour – the iconic Bishop Auckland Town Hall in County Durham. It’s the first time we have exhibited the First Women portraits in a town hall gallery and we had an impressive 800 visitors in [...]

Remembering Janice Long | Our Next Zoomcast Lands February

January 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Radio Legend, Broadcasting First, National Favourite: Janice Long, 1955 – 2021 I first met Janice Long in a field at the back of her brother, Keith Chegwin’s house in June 1986. By this time she was a well-known and well-loved [...]

December’s First Women:LIVE! & Anita’s Lecture Video

November 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

December 7th, 6.30-7.30pm. Get it in the diary – it’s the last FW:L! of 2021 Our next episode features two Firsts who work magic in their own way (one of them literally!) On December 7th, we are delighted to welcome to the [...]

First Women:LIVE! New Online Archive

August 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that our regular ‘In-Conversation’ Zoomcasts are now accessible in an online audio archive! For those of you new to First Women:LIVE! it is a regular, 60-minute online event in which two of the Firsts [...]

First Women Interview – Nan McCreadie

August 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

In 2013, Nan McCreadie became the First Woman to be elected president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, the umbrella organization of all Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland, since Rotary’s inception in 1905. Rotary is now [...]

Bishop Auckland Town Hall, County Durham Until April 24th 2022

June 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

We are excited to announce that the First Women UK show is now open to the public again! Hurrah! We are now open at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, County Durham, until April 24th 2022. ENTRY IS FREE Opening Times: 10am-4pm Monday to Saturday [...]

First Women of The Water – First Women:LIVE! 6th July

June 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

Our next Zoomcast features two bold females who regularly go head-to-head with the elements. On 6th July, we welcome to the Zoomcast Beth French, First Woman (indeed, the first person ever) to swim from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly. Joining her [...]

First Woman Interview with Professor Jean Venables

May 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

If you tell Professor Jean Venables CBE FREng that she cannot do something, prepare to be told that she, most certainly can – and will. The First Woman president of The Institution of Civil Engineers was told many times in her journey to her [...]