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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 [...]

December’s First Women:LIVE! & Anita’s Lecture Video

November 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

December 7th, 6.30-7.30pm. Get it in the diary – it’s the last FW:L! of 2021 Our next episode features two Firsts who work magic in their own way (one of them literally!) On December 7th, we are delighted to welcome to the [...]

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 [...]

Coming Up: County Durham February-April 2022

June 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

We are excited to announce that the First Women UK show will be opening to the public again in February 2022! Hurrah! We open at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, County Durham, February 24th 2022 (opening night) – April 24th 2022. ENTRY IS [...]

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 [...]