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First Women

By 25th September 2018March 10th, 2021No Comments

Michaela Tabb. First Woman to officiate a World Championship snooker final. July 2015 The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Kelly Gallagher CBE. First woman to win a Winter Paralympic Gold Medal for Britain. November 2016 Scrabo Tower, Newtownards, County Down.

Baroness Shirley Williams. First Woman to Chair the Oxford University Labour Club. May 2011 Dining Hall, Somerville College, Oxford.

Monique Simmonds. First Woman Director of the Kew Innovation Unit (RBG). April 2014 Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, Surrey.

Deta Hedman. First Woman to defeat a man in a televised UK open darts championship. May 2016 Spots and Stripes, London.

Professor Louise Richardson FRSE. First Woman principal of St Andrews University and Vice-Chancellor or Oxford University. October 2015 Principals house, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

RCA First Women Exhibition.

Carrie and Gill.

Susan and Linda.

VGR Exeter Exhibition.

all images © Anita Corbin