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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

Interviews

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 [...]

Remembering Janice Long | Our Next Zoomcast Lands February

January 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Radio Legend, Broadcasting First, National Favourite: Janice Long, 1955 – 2021 I first met Janice Long in a field at the back of her brother, Keith Chegwin’s house in June 1986. By this time she was a well-known and well-loved [...]

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 Odaline de la Martinez

April 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

In 1984, Odaline de la Martinez made history: the first woman ever to conduct a complete BBC Prom. It had taken nearly 100 years for this to happen – and still there endures a notable gap between opportunities and status for men and women in [...]

First Women:Live! Moira Cameron & Sally Kettle join us next on March 16th

March 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

Our next Zoom event features another pairing of fantastic Firsts. On March 16th, we will be joined by Moira Cameron, First Woman Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London and Sally Kettle, [...]

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 [...]

First Women:Live! kicks off the New Year with Dr Buck and Elspeth Beard!

December 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

In this fourth instalment of our popular Zoom Q&A, taking your questions live online on January 12th, will be Dr Sarah Buck, First Woman President of the Institution of [...]

Special edition First Women:Live! Zoom with Suzi Quatro

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce a very special Christmas guest for our Next First Women:Live! Zoom event Date: DECEMBER 17TH. Time: 18.30-19.30 GMT. For this third instalment of our popular Zoom Q&A, the great rocker herself, Suzi Quatro will be [...]