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Friends and Family celebrate their Firsts!

September 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Some of the most striking moments during the show where those when friends and family of the Firsts came to acknowledge and celebrate them. Perhaps most poignant of all were those who came to commemorate the wonderful women that had passed away [...]

First Women at the RCA – Anita’s round up

September 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Wow. I will be honest; the last seven weeks truly haven’t even begun to sink in. I recall moments sitting in the RCA Dyson Gallery, watching the responses of women and men of all ages, races, nationalities and backgrounds responding to the [...]

Interview with Jocelyn Burton

September 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Renowned British silver and goldsmith, Jocelyn Burton was the first woman to be made a freeman of the worshipful company of Goldsmiths an organisation that has had a men-only membership since it’s inception in 1327. Celebrated for the incredible [...]

First Women show in Wiltshire

September 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

From the 15th of September until the 3rd February, you can see the 100 Portraits at the birthplace of photography, Lacock Abbey, home of the Fox Talbot Museum in Wiltshire. There will be an exhibition party in October which will be open to all. [...]

The opening night in pictures…

July 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Enjoy looking at the gallery of pictures from the First Women Exhibition opening night on 19th July 2018 at the The Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, Riverside, Hester Road, London, SW11 4AN. With over 300 people in the room, it was amazing to [...]

A message from our patron…

July 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

“I am honoured to be associated with Anita Corbin’s First Women project since its inception. Anita is a pioneering photographer with enormous vision. First Women UK is a commanding project and Anita’s talent, her ideas and her energy were [...]

First Women exhibition opens in London

July 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

The day has finally arrived! After a decade in the making, 100 First Women will grace the walls of the Royal College of Art’s Dyson Gallery as the exhibition opens tonight (July 19th) for its private view and tomorrow at noon to the public. With [...]

Getting to the show

July 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

The First Women UK exhibition opens to the general public on July 20th 2018 and runs until August 22nd 2018. Open from 12 noon-5pm, every day. Entry to the exhibition is free Getting to the RCA The Exhibition is held at The Dyson Gallery, [...]

Interview with Lieutenant Commander Becky Frater RN

June 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Self-confessed hockey obsessive – and an ex-England hockey player herself – Lieutenant Commander Becky Frater RN was the First Woman female member and lead pilot of the Royal Navy ‘Black Cats’ display team (the Navy’s equivalent [...]

Interview with Dame Inga Beale

April 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Businesswoman Dame Inga Beale was the first woman to be made CEO of insurance giant Lloyds of London where, for over 320 years men have been at the helm. First Women asks Inga for her learnt insights regarding risk, ambition and what a woman has [...]