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Salford's

 Famous Women

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* Alice More & Denise Jones

 ….. two of the FIRST childcare workers in Salford to be given the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership, a new award given for the high quality of care given to Salford children - 2006

* Alice Schofield

 ….. FIRST landlady of the Nelson Tavern, which opened for business in 1805 in Chapel Street, Salford. The tavern was owned by wine merchants and brewers Hannay and Dickson

 

* Ann Openshaw

 ….. of Broomhouse Lane opened the Ann Openshaw Charity with £100 of her own money and £20 from her husband. The money was invested in government stocks and the interest was distributed to the children of Pendleton who were able to read a chapter of the Bible

 

* Ann Wilde

….. in 1998 she began her new role as the U.K's FIRST-ever specialist nurse for people who have suffered a brain haemorrhage when she began work at Hope Hospital, Salford. Her aim was to minimise the problems that people experienced following the traumatic condition. Her post at the hospital was funded by the brain and spinal charity BASIC, which was also based at Hope Hospital

 

* Anna Louisa Swynnerton

 neι Robinson

 born 1844 died 1933

..... at Kersal, daughter of a solicitor. She studied painting at the Manchester School of Art and also in Paris and Rome where she lived with her husband Joseph, a Manx sculptor. In 1922 she became the FIRST woman to be elected associate of the Royal Academy since Angelica Kaufmann and Mary Moser had become foundation member in 1768

 

* Anne -Louise Critchlow

..... FIRST woman vicar at St Andrew's Church in Eccles in its 128 year history - 2008

 

*  Anne Williams

….. Salford Council's FIRST woman director when she was appointed to one of its top jobs in March 1999. At the time she was senior assistant director of community and social services and became director on the retirement of Peter Hewitt. Mrs Williams had worked in Salford for almost 20 years and had held her current post since 1994. After studying at Glasgow and Manchester Universities she specialised in work with children and families, with social services and for a children's charity in York, Liverpool and Manchester