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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 Professor Jean Venables

May 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

If you tell Professor Jean Venables CBE FREng that she cannot do something, prepare to be told that she, most certainly can – and will. The First Woman president of The Institution of Civil Engineers was told many times in her journey to her [...]

Motorbikes & Helicopters for our next First Women: Live!

May 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

On May 18th, join us for our First Women:Live event (and can you believe?) our 8th pairing of fantastic Firsts! This month we warmly welcome Lt Cmdr Becky Frater RN, First Woman to be a Royal Navy ‘Black Cat’ helicopter pilot and [...]

A Tribute to Baroness Shirley Williams: 27/07/30 – 12/04/21

April 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

shirley williams at the 1st Women UK launch

Liberal Democrat MP, Harvard politics professor, inspiration, trailblazer and First Woman: the Rt. Hon. Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby CH PC sadly passed away aged 90 on Monday April 12th 2021. Anita remembers this inspiring woman… [...]

First Women:Live! Next on the virtual couch – Rebecca Stephens MBE and Louise Goodman

April 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

Join us on April 20th, for another pairing of fantastic Firsts! Next up in our increasingly popular Zoom events, we are delighted to welcome Rebecca [...]

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 Interview with Baroness Usha Prashar

February 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

‘Equality, justice and human rights,’ are what motivate Baroness Usha Prashar in her work. One look at her CV and these themes are writ large: Chief Executive of the Runnymede Trust, Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary [...]

First Women:Live! Dame Stephanie Shirley CH takes your Zoom Questions!

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

If you haven’t checked it out yet, we warmly welcome you to join our new way to interact with the First Women 100 portraits – live online! All you need is Zoom and a free hour every month (yes, we have gone monthly!) to settle in for a [...]