Dame Hilary Mantel – 1952-2022
Friday 23rd September: Dame Hilary Mantel has died, aged 70 it was announced by her publicist today. The First Woman to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize twice and a First [...]
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First Women:LIVE! New Online Archive
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 [...]
First Women of The Water – First Women:LIVE! 6th July
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 [...]
Motorbikes & Helicopters for our next First Women: Live!
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 [...]
Celebrating International Women’s Day with the launch of our new digital archive
As International Women’s Day pledges to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women; Anita Corbin’s “First Women” project launches a [...]