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First Women

Interview with Megan Swann

March 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

At the age of 22, Magician, Megan Swann became the first (and youngest) female officer appointed by The Magic Circle, the UK’s internationally-renowned magical society. Her appointment came over 100 years after The Magic Circle was established in [...]

Invitation: Brighton Exhibition Opening Event

January 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Brighton First Women Exhibition Opening Event

The First Women Team and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery are delighted to invite you to the OPENING DAY of Anita Corbin’s 100 First Women An exhibition of portraits celebrating Britain’s modern female pioneers Saturday 15th [...]

2019 Round Up in Pictures

January 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

‘2019’ was an amazing full on year for the 100 First Women Portraits exhibition! Over 104,000 people have seen the 100 portraits which, so far, have traveled from the West to the East and back again – via the Midlands. Following a [...]

Radio Legend: Janice Long, 1955 – 2021

June 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Janice sadly passed away on Christmas Day 2021; a huge loss to her industry and the nation’s radio listeners. To celebrate her life and work, this is our interview with her from 2019. In 1983, Janice Long became the first woman to present [...]

Interview with Dr Sarah Buck OBE

May 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Involved in the design and supervision of a wide range of civil and structural projects over a 40-year career, in 1983 Sarah Buck became the first woman council member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), an organisation with over [...]

First Women – what a year!

January 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

A decade ago, I began this project journey, not knowing what would happen but knowing that First Women had its own spirit and that, come what may, I would follow its lead. The images of 100 women: and in their images, their stories, [...]

Interview with Moira Cameron

November 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

Moira Cameron made history in 2007 as the first woman to become a Yeoman Warder in HM Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. One of 35 ‘Beefeaters’, for the first time since 1485 she broke the run of all-male Yeoman Warders. She talks [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Exhibition Launch: Dyson Gallery, London – 20th July 2018

April 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

‘First Women UK’ will be exhibiting the full 100 portraits in a striking and immersive exhibition at the Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art in London from the 20th July 2018 to the 22nd August. Free entry. To mark the anniversary of the [...]