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International Women’s Day

First Women Interview with Dany Cotton

March 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

Now retired, Dany Cotton was a firefighter for over 30 years and who, from 2017-2019 served as the first woman commissioner of the London Fire Brigade. She was also the first woman to receive the Queen’s Fire Service Medal – given in [...]

International Women’s Day 2018

March 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

We had a busy week helping to celebrate and raise awareness for this year’s International Women’s Day. Here are some of the highlights including the Lloyds “Putting your Future First” event, Anita giving the address in Truro [...]

Our celebratory tour for International Women’s Day

March 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Last week, The First Women Project celebrated International Women’s day on a national and local scale, kicking off with The Celebrating Women in Business Conference at the British Library on March 5. As a digital ambassador for the Love Digital [...]

Visible Girls – Join the Search

March 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

As part of my documentary collection for First Women, I want to recreate my Visible Girls collection from 1981. The collection was a series of double portraits looking at girls in subcultures; mods, rockers, skins, rastas, new romantics, [...]

International Women’s Day 2013

March 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

Somerset photographer celebrates International Women’s Day with two new portraits for 2018 project marking 100 years of women’s suffrage. Anita carried out a very special assignment to mark this year’s International Women’s Day on Friday, 8 [...]

Why my International Women’s Day was really special

March 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

Had an amazing day in London on Tuesday and spoke at Accenture’s celebration of International Women’s Day. The theme was “Pioneering Women” and with my growing collection of “First Women” portraits I am beginning to know a thing or too [...]

Celebrating 100 Years of International Women’s Day

March 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

Just 24 hours to go before I am due to speak in London at the International Women’s Day celebration organised by Accenture. The focus for the celebration will be ‘Pioneering Women’ and is a great fit with my own First Women project. We will [...]