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April 14, 2021 in 100 Women // A Tribute to Baroness Shirley Williams: 27/07/30 – 12/04/21
April 1, 2021 in First Women // First Women:Live! Next on the virtual couch – Rebecca Stephens MBE and Louise Goodman
April 1, 2021 in Featured // First Woman Interview with Odaline de la Martinez
March 3, 2021 in 100 Women // First Women:Live! Moira Cameron & Sally Kettle join us next on March 16th
March 3, 2021 in 100 Women // First Women Interview with Dany Cotton

Interviews

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 [...]

First Woman Interview with Monique Simmonds

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

Monique Simmonds was the First Woman to become Deputy Director of Science at Kew Gardens. She researches the traditional and economic uses of plants and their potential for foods, drugs and cosmetics and instigated great strides in this [...]

First Women Interview with Angela Rippon

October 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Television journalist, news reader and presenter, in 1975 Angela Rippon became the first woman to regularly read the national news on the BBC – preceded by two decades of male presenters. At the age of 31, Angela officially fronted the Nine [...]

Interview with Dame Clare Marx

August 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

Work experience with the ‘surgeon who lived round the corner’ led to falling in love with surgery and Dame Clare Marx grew up to become the First Woman President of the British Orthopaedic Association and the First Woman President of The Royal [...]

Interview with Charlotte Budd

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

First run in 1877, The Grand National is one of the most well-known horse races in the world. In 1977, a 21-year-old named Charlotte Budd became the first woman in 100 years to ride in the Grand National, on her beloved horse, Barony Fort. Charlotte [...]

Interview with Kathryn Sargent

June 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

From a very young age, I wondered – ‘what is it about a suit?’ For me, it is the mystery of it. Of how it can completely transform a person. I wanted to know how to create that magic.’ Master tailor, Kathryn Sargent was the first woman [...]