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February 28, 2023 in 100 Women // Betty Boothroyd – Inspiration, Trailblazer, First Woman: 1929 – 2023
November 28, 2022 in 100 Women // Dame Clare Marx – First Woman and Inspiration
October 27, 2022 in 100 Women // University of St Andrews, Scotland, November 13th 2022 – January 8th 2023
September 23, 2022 in Archive // Dame Hilary Mantel – 1952-2022
May 18, 2022 in First Women // ‘Access All Areas’ Exclusive Backstage Images from Suzi Quatro’s Career-Spanning Live Show

100 Women

Betty Boothroyd – Inspiration, Trailblazer, First Woman: 1929 – 2023

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

Lady Boothroyd, whom we were ever proud to call our patron, has passed away aged 93. The First Woman to be made speaker in the House of Commons, her distinctive voice kept order amongst errant MPs for eight years. Lady Boothroyd was elected [...]

Dame Clare Marx – First Woman and Inspiration

November 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

Monday 27th November 2022: Dame Clare Marx has passed away at the age of 68. First Woman President of the British Orthopaedic Association and the First Woman President of The Royal College of Surgeons, Dame Clare Marx DBE DL FRCS, was a pioneer and [...]

University of St Andrews, Scotland, November 13th 2022 – January 8th 2023

October 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

We are tremendously excited to be finally opening in Scotland, the furthest north the portraits have travelled so far! The show will be exhibited between two venues: The Wardlaw Museum and The Laidlaw Music centre (details below). The two [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Motorbikes & Helicopters for our next First Women: Live!

May 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

On May 18th, join us for our First Women:Live event (and can you believe?) our 8th pairing of fantastic Firsts! This month we warmly welcome Lt Cmdr Becky Frater RN, First Woman to be a Royal Navy ‘Black Cat’ helicopter pilot and [...]