LADIES FIRST
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PQ R S T U V W XYZ
LADIES FIRST is primarily about women who were a "first" in a career which had previously been closed to them because of their sex. However, it also includes women who were "first" to achieve something which had not been achieved before by either man or woman, women who founded institutions such as banks, clubs, magazines etc relating to women and women who were a "first" because a man could not have done it anyway.
"Women must learn their history because they have a history to be proud of and a history which will give pride to their daughters. Courageous women brought us out of bondage to our present improved position. We must not forsake them but learn from them and allow them to join the cause once more"
Germaine Greer..... FIRST ever recipient of a Doctor of Literature degree from UMIST
(Summer 2000)
This site has been made possible with the help of my friend Miss Betty Blundell OBE( died 2004) whose scrapbooks and cuttings doubled my own collection overnight and who has kept me supplied with more
Most of the information has been gleaned from books, newspaper cuttings, magazine articles etc and also personal letters which have been sent to me by various women about their achievements and these have been marked with a P/L
Any information or amendments can be sent to my e-mail address at mgdockers@yahoo.com
There are Update Pages in each section showing when new items are added
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Site last updated on 1st July 2009 see following update pages |
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Other Sections
A-Z Of Firsts that are not female
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A Calendar of FIRSTS-a daily wander
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a chronological account of events relating to women and celebrated women born in the
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