First Women

Friends and Family celebrate their Firsts!

September 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Some of the most striking moments during the show where those when friends and family of the Firsts came to acknowledge and celebrate them. Perhaps most poignant of all were those who came to commemorate the wonderful women that had passed away [...]

The opening night in pictures…

July 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Enjoy looking at the gallery of pictures from the First Women Exhibition opening night on 19th July 2018 at the The Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, Riverside, Hester Road, London, SW11 4AN. With over 300 people in the room, it was amazing to [...]

First Women exhibition opens in London

July 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

The day has finally arrived! After a decade in the making, 100 First Women will grace the walls of the Royal College of Art’s Dyson Gallery as the exhibition opens tonight (July 19th) for its private view and tomorrow at noon to the public. With [...]

Exhibition Launch: Dyson Gallery, London – 20th July 2018

April 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

‘First Women UK’ will be exhibiting the full 100 portraits in a striking and immersive exhibition at the Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art in London from the 20th July 2018 to the 22nd August. Free entry. To mark the anniversary of the [...]

Interview with Louise Goodman

March 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The first woman to take part in a Formula One pit-stop and also the first to present the motorsport on television, Louise Goodman expresses her surprise that anyone should think that the only women in Formula One are ‘the dolly birds parading [...]

Striking New Exhibition of 100 iconic portraits of ‘First Women’ from across the UK

January 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Marking the 100th year of Women’s Suffrage (6th February 2018) To mark the anniversary of the centenary of women’s ‘right to vote’ , photographer Anita Corbin officially unveils her empowering 10 year project documenting 100 pioneering 21st [...]

First Women featured in the BBC’s Festival of Remembrance

November 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

First Woman Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles

Anita’s iconic image of Lt Col Lucy Giles featured in this year’s Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. The photograph was shown in a short video in recognition of this year’s centenary of women serving in [...]

100 portraits now complete!

September 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

Seven years, over 100,000 miles and a cornucopia of locations from a Team GB boxing ring to the House of Lords: the one hundred portraits that comprise the First Women project are finally complete! In this blog, Anita reflects on her experiences of [...]

Interview with Katy Cropper

July 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

The First Woman to win ‘One Man and His Dog’ – in the face of ‘competition, small-mindedness and having been put down by most men in the dog running world all my life.’ ‘When I was invited to participate in One Man and His Dog, I thought [...]

With Love From Violet…The Suffragist Connection

August 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Anita talks about her family’s connections with Conway Hall, The Bonham Carters’ and the Suffragist Movement. “I grew up in a household of powerful women. An only child I spent a lot of time with my grandma and grandpa – him an amateur [...]