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Her name is Julie

* Julie Bradshaw

..... in 1980 she became the FIRST woman to do a three-way swim of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. She was aged 16 at the time and this made her the youngest to do the 32 mile swim which she completed in 20 hours 17 mins

* Julie Clark

..... FIRST American woman to be killed in an aeroplane accident when her Curtiss biplane struck a tree at Springfield Illinois on 17th June 1912

* Julie Victoire Daubié

born 1824 died 1874

..... French woman who was the FIRST woman to obtain a Baccalauréate ( exam) in 1862

* Julie Dawn

neé Juliana Rosalba Maria Theresa Mostosi

born August 2nd 1920 died 2000

..... singer who sang with some of the best-known dance bands of the 1940s and was the FIRST and only woman to appear on Charlie Chester's Soap Box

* Julie Fitzpatrick

..... FIRST woman to referee a Rugby League match at " open " level when she took charge of the Leeds and District match between Bramley Social Club second team and the Lion and Lamb side of Seacroft, Leeds. The Lion and Lamb won by 58 points to two

* Julie Frank

..... Greater Manchester Police's FIRST full-time officer to deal with gay and lesbian issues when appointed to lead Lesbian and Gay Staff Affiliation which will help improve the working environment as well as giving the public a better service

* Julie Gibson

 .....  the FIRST woman to qualify as a pilot with the RAF in June 1991 after completing final training at Finningley Airbase, South Yorkshire. Her graduation was a milestone in the 73-year history of the service. Aged 29, she qualified to pilot multi-engined military aircraft and will probably fly transporter planes. She joined the RAF in 1984 as an engineer and applied to train for aircrew when restrictions were relaxed in 1989

* Julie Harrison

..... FIRST woman to finish the toughest triathlon in Britain in 1998. She also took part in the National Longcourse Triathlon and came in seventh after 11 hours 38 minutes.  A policewoman constable, based at Swinton Police Station in Manchester, she endured a year of hard work, dedication and sacrifice to compete in the super fit world of Ironman competitions

* Julie Hayward

..... a canteen cook at a shipyard in Liverpool was the the FIRST woman to win a case of equal pay for equal value in 1988 following the 1984 Equal Pay Amendment Act

* Julie Hill

..... FIRST bionic woman in the world in 1998 when she benefited from an invention by Tim Parkes, which was a handset that would activate her limbs via electrodes

* Julie Jones

..... Lance Corporal who became the FIRST woman member of the White Helmets, the Royal Signals Motor Cycle Display Team in the UK - 2005

* Julie Krone

born 1963

..... American who was the FIRST woman to win a racing title when she won the riding title at Atlantic City in 1982, FIRST woman ever to race in the annual Breeders' Cup races, FIRST woman to race in the Belmont Stakes in 1991 and the FIRST woman to win an American Triple Crown race when her horse Colonial Affair won the 1993 Belmont Stakes

* Julie McCallum

neé Sibbits

..... on July 5th 1948 she became the FIRST baby to be born on the NHS in Britain when she came into the world at the then Park Hospital in Davyhulme in Manchester.  She weighed in at 6st 7lb and had been born with two front teeth which had to be taken out with tweezers as they were loose.  In 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the NHS Julie and her parents returned from Canada to pay a birthday visit to the hospital, now called Trafford General

* Julie Mitchell

..... FIRST town crier to be appointed in Knutsford in Cheshire for over a century when she was appointed in 1996. Her husband was also town crier for the village of Frodsham and deputy town crier for Chester. At the time they were believed to be the world's only married couple to don the brocade waistcoat and tricorn hat of an 18^th century town crier. In addition, David was secretary of the Loyal Company of Town Criers and the only town crier in Mensa, the organisation for people with a high IQ

* Julie Owen and Kate BoxeIl

..... the Army's FIRST fully-trained women dealing with unexploded bombs in 1988 with 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) at Chattenden, Kent. Julie was the FIRST woman UXB expert in the Territorial Army with a Brighton-based squadron of the newly formed 101 (London) Engineer Regiment. During peacetime the girls would not be called upon to work on "live" bombs but would almost certainly be used in wartime

* Julie Padgett

..... Englishwoman who was the FIRST transplant patient in the world to become a mother of  two  in October 1998

* Julie TuIlis

died August 7th 1986

..... FIRST British woman to climb the 26404 ft Broad Peak in the Himalayas, FIRST British woman to attempt to climb Everest and August 4th 1986 became the FIRST British person to reach the top of K2 . Sadly she died on the ascent

* Julie Welch

..... FIRST woman employed as a football correspondent when taken on by The Observer. She has written for all the major newspapers, women's magazines

* Julie Wheldon

..... FIRST woman to be appointed Treasury Solicitor - the head of Government legal service - July 2000. Since 1997 she has been legal adviser to the Home Office and the Northern Ireland Office

* Julie Wiles

born 1969

..... Sergeant in the British army who became the FIRST woman to be selected for an aviation display team when she joined the Blue Eagles, the Army's equivalent of the RAF's Red Arrows, in 2005. In February 1988 Julie joined the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps as a student nurse and served as a Combat Medical Technician during the Gulf War. In 1996 she wanted to do something different and so in 1997 qualified as an Army pilot and served in Germany and Northern Ireland. Her father Alan (who brought Julie's achievement to my attention) had originally led the Blue Eagles team between 1979 and 1984 and is now a civilian flying instructor for the Army Air Corps

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