First Women Interview with Angela Rippon
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 [...]
First Woman
Remembering Dame Clare Marx: 1954 – 2022
Work experience aged 16, with the ‘surgeon who lived round the corner’ led to falling in love with surgery and eventually growing up to become the First Woman President [...]
Interview with Charlotte Budd
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 [...]
Interview with Dame Jil Matheson
In 2011, over 200 years since its inception, Statistician Dame Jil Matheson became the first woman to have ever run the decennial population census. Jil joined the Office for [...]
Interview with Jocelyn Burton
Interview Originally published Sep 14, 2018 Renowned British silver and goldsmith, Jocelyn Burton was the first woman to be made a freeman of the worshipful company of [...]
Interview with Megan Swann
At the age of 22, Magician, Megan Swann became the first (and youngest) female officer appointed by The Magic Circle, the UK’s internationally-renowned magical society. Her [...]
Interview with Carolynn Sells
Carolynn was 12 years old when she started riding bikes. Just over two decades later she became the first (and, to date, only) woman to win a solo Motorcycle race on the [...]
Radio Legend: Janice Long, 1955 – 2021
Janice sadly passed away on Christmas Day 2021; a huge loss to her industry and the nation’s radio listeners. To celebrate her life and work, this is our interview [...]
Interview with Dr Sarah Buck OBE
Involved in the design and supervision of a wide range of civil and structural projects over a 40-year career, in 1983 Sarah Buck became the first woman council member of the [...]
Interview with Moira Cameron
Moira Cameron made history in 2007 as the first woman to become a Yeoman Warder in HM Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. One of 35 ‘Beefeaters’, for the [...]