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  • Aldam,Pamela Joyce. (c1937 - ), First person to swim Lake Windermere backstroke (1953)., no image available.
  • Allen,Sheila. , First woman professor at Bradford University (1973) with a research interest in the comparative position of women in societies., no image available.
  • Archer,Tasmin. , Pop star., image available.
  • Armitage,Lilian. (c1890 - ), Bradford suffragette. Spent 14 days in Holloway prison for her suffrage activities (1907)., no image available.
  • Arno,Caroline. (c1969 - ), Weightlifter who represented Britain in the Women's World and European championships (1989)., no image available.
  • Astbury,Laura. (c1979 - ), A disabled javelin thrower who won a gold in an international championship (1995)., no image available.
  • Atkins,Jill. , Woman international hockey player who was appointed to boost the sport in West Yorkshire (1990)., no image available.
  • Atkinson,Brenda. , First woman to hold all three national cycling titles in the same year (1979)., no image available.
  • Atkinson,Rita. (1888-1981), One of the founder members of the Burley Women's Institute., no image available.
  • Auty,Phyllis. , Writer and expert on the Balkans. Wrote biography on Tito (1970)., no image available.
  • Baker,Janet. (1933 - ), Famous opera singer., no image available.
  • Barton,Eleanor. (1872 - 1960), National President (1914) of the Women's's Co-operative Guild., no image available.
  • Beard,Joyce. , c1926,"Fought for equal rights for men and women carers (1990s)., no image available.
  • Beeley,Debbie. , Multiple Sclerosis campaigner. Started fund raising for the cost of Beta-Inferon drug and raised awareness that Rotherham doesn't provide funding for the drug., no image available.
  • Bentley,Phyllis Eleanor. (1894 - 1977), Novelist, well-known for her regional novels., no image available.
  • Berry,Diane. , First woman Rotherham Council apprentice (1994)., no image available.
  • Beszant,Sarah L.. (c1861 - 1933), Headmistress at Belle Vue Higher Grade School for Girl in Bradford who played an important role in the development of girls' schooling., no image available.
  • Black,Margaret. (1944 -, One of the highest paid stockbrokers in the USA (1944)., no image available.
  • Black,Margaret McLeod. (1912 - 1993), Progressive headmistress of Bradford Girls' Grammar School for 20 years (1955-75). She was also involved in many women's organisations., no image available.
  • Boot,Irene. , Life-long carer. Awarded the British Empire medal in 1990., no image available.
  • Boothroyd,Betty. (1929 - ), Labour MP and first woman Speaker of the House of Commons (1929)., no image available.
  • Bottomley,Kathleen. (1896- ), Veteran of World War I & II, received campaign medals for her bravery., no image available.
  • Bower,Irene M.. , An academic acheiver who was the first student at Thornton Grammar School to receive a State Scholarship. As an adult she was awarded the Order of the Chevalier of the French Academy by the French Government for her services to their language through setting up the Grimsby Junior French Circle (1959)., no image available.
  • Bradley,Joy. , One of the first women priests to be ordained in Sheffield in 1994., no image available.
  • Brannan,Mary. (c1912 - 1985), First woman Mayor of Barnsley (1956-57). Also first woman to be elected to Barnsley County Borough Council (1942)., no image available.
  • Bray,Gertrude. , Designer and builder of hundreds of houses on new Leeds building estates in the late 1930s., no image available.
  • Briggs,Karen. , A world, European, and international Judo champion ., no image available.
  • Brittain,Mary. (1895-1978), One of the country's first woman solicitors (1927)., no image available.
  • Broadhead,Jean. , First woman president of the Wakefield Incorporated Law Society (1976)., no image available.
  • Brown,Kathleen. (c1934 - 1987), Founder and secretary of the Rotherham Association for Battered Wives., no image available.
  • Brown,Melanie Gulzar. , Founder member of the most popular all-women group the 'Spice Girls'., image available.
  • Burnley,Enid Brailsford. (c1879 - 1968), One of the founders of the Lister Lane Special School in Bradford (1914)., no image available.
  • Burton,Beryl. (1937 - 1996), Legendary cyclist who reigned over British and international women's cycling for over 20 years, winning 80 English titles and 7 world championships., no image available.
  • Bushby,Edna. , The second woman to become president of the Harrogate branch of the National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO) (1945)., no image available.
  • Byatt,Norah. (c1892-1972), An active worker for social welfare., no image available.
  • Caine,Marti. (1945 - 1995), Singer, entertainer, TV presenter and actor., no image available.
  • Callard,Beverley. , Actress., image available.
  • Calvert,Edith. (c1884-1961, Nursery school pioneer., no image available.
  • Campbell,Helen Y.. , Appointed medical officer to the Bradford Babies' Welcomes (1912)., no image available.
  • Cardwell,Annie. , Ladies cricket captain in the 1930s., image available.
  • Carter,Constance M.. ( -1935), An active worker for social welfare., no image available.
  • Carter,Maureen. , Launched 'New Start' help group for the bereaved in Rotherham in 1986., no image available.
  • Cassidy,Lynn. (c1959 - ), Swam Lake Windermere (1975)., no image available.
  • Chambers,Kathleen. ( - 1965), Bradford's first woman Lord Mayor (1945-46). First woman alderman (1924). First woman member of the Bradford council, elected to council in 1920. Pioneering work for the deaf and deaf/blind., no image available.
  • Chatterton,Emma. , First woman chair of the Bradford bench (1972)., no image available.
  • Church,Esme. (c1893 - 1972), An Old Vic actor with a lifelong dedication to the theatre. She began the highly thought of Northern Theatre School in Bradford (1946-56)., no image available.
  • Churcher,Sally. (c1962 - ), The only Yorkshire member of the first all woman mountaineering expedition from Britain which attempted to climb Gasherbaum 2, Pakistan (1989)., no image available.
  • Claridge,Mabel. (c1886 - 1967), The country's first woman incorporated accountant (1920)., no image available.
  • Clark,Irene. (c1910 - ), First woman to become an associate of the Textile Institute (1932)., no image available.
  • Clark,Hannah M.. , Doncaster's first woman Freeman and first woman member of the Council (1920). Elected to the Aldermanic Bench (1946). Received an honorary degree at Sheffield University (1960)., no image available.
  • Clarkson,Charlotte. (c1903 - 1986), Veteran campaigner., no image available.
  • Cocking,Mary Maria. (1883-1978), Nurse awarded the Imperial Red Cross for work in the first World War (1917)., no image available.
  • Codona,Betty. , Coach and founder of one of the country's most successful women's basketball teams. Awarded the OBE (1999)., no image available.
  • Cohen,Leonora. (1873 - 1978), Militant suffragette and first woman in Leeds to serve on a prison visiting committee., no image available.
  • Connelly,Dinah. , Halifax suffragette and the first woman in Halifax, and possibly in the whole of Britain, to cast her vote., no image available.
  • Cook,Winifred Emmie. (c1904-1988), Founder member of the Bradford branch of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (1938)., no image available.
  • Cook,Paula. , Formula 3 racing car driver., no image available.
  • Cooper,Jilly. , Author., image available.
  • Costall,Brenda. , High flying scientist. She became deputy vice-chancellor of Bradford University in 1994., no image available.
  • Cove,Lily. ( - 1906), Famous aeronaut in Haworth., no image available.
  • Cowling,Keda. , A former teacher who developed a mulit-sensory reading method to help overcome dyslexia (1996)., no image available.
  • Cox,Mary Annie. ( -1969), The first woman chair of Bradford magistrates. Founder member of Leeds' Soroptimist Club., no image available.
  • Craven,Nan. (1885 - ?), Early woman driver (1906)., no image available.
  • Creamer,Angela. (c1956 - ), Represented Britain in the 800m at the Olympics in Montreal (1976)., no image available.
  • Croft-Foulds,Elsie. (c1895-1985), Keighley's first woman councillor in 1958 and first woman mayor in 1966., no image available.
  • Crosby,Angela. (c1969 - ), British Women's Lightweight Champion at British Tae Kwondo Selection Games (1989)., no image available.
  • Cryer,Ann. (c1967 - ), A campaigning and rebellious Keighley MP. She has campaigned against nuclear weapons and forced Asian marriages., no image available.
  • Cullingford,Susan. (c1955 - ), The country's first social work cadet (1974)., no image available.
  • Currer Briggs,Mrs.. , Founded the Leeds Poor Children\'s Holiday Camp Association in 1903-04., image available.
  • Cutliffe Hyne,Nancy. (c1902 - 1999), Founder member of the Kettlewell & Upper Wharfedale Women's Institute (1940)., no image available.
  • Dabhi,Hansa. (1956 - ), Opened the first pure vegetarian restaurant in the North of England back in 1986 and is now the owner of an award-winning West Yorkshire chain of vegetarian Gujarati restaurants., image available.
  • Dalton,Marie. (c1972 - ), First woman stage manager of Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House (1994)., no image available.
  • Daly,Margaret. , One of West Yorkshire county's first women ambulance drivers., no image available.
  • Daniels,Ann. (c1967 - ), Member of the first all woman team to conquer both the North and South Pole (Jan 2000)., no image available.
  • Daniels,Ann. , Ann was a member of the first all-woman team to walk to the North and South Poles. The team also included fellow Yorkshirewoman Zoe Hudson., no image available.
  • Dawn,Liz. , Well-known actress., image available.
  • Dawson,Phyllis Margaret. , First woman president of the Rotherham branch of the National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO) (1968)., no image available.
  • Deeny,Trish. , A feminist Labour Councillor 1980s., image available.
  • Demaine,Barbara Reid Alexander. (c1899 - 1970), Appointed School Medical Inspector for the West Riding County Council (1925) and later Assistant County Medical Officer for the Mexbro' and Dearne Division., no image available.
  • Dench,Judith Olivia. (1934- ), Interantionally acclaimed actor., image available.
  • Donovan,Judith. (1951 - ), A successful business woman and the first woman president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce (1999)., no image available.
  • Drabble,Margaret. (1939 - ), An award-winning novelist., image available.
  • Duckworth,Margaret. , An accomplished opera singer, no image available.
  • Dudgeon,Sophia. (c1886 - 1970), A pioneer of modern physical education. Her work in the Halifax educational scene (1926-c1950) brought visitors form all over the country., no image available.
  • Dufton,Dorothy. , Pioneering doctor., image available.
  • Earnshaw,Sue. , Competed in the World Indoor Athletics championships (1995). She ran in the 400m and the 4 by 400m sprints., no image available.
  • Ellershaw,Louise. , Founded the Bradford Diabetic Society in 1957., no image available.
  • Ellis,Flo. (c1948 - ), The first 'forewoman' at Bollinghall, Bradford (1986)., no image available.
  • Ellis,Lynn. (c1937-1989), Founded the charity Detection of Cancer and Treatment Equipment Fund (DOCATEF) in 1979. Awarded the Britiah Empire Medal in1987. First woman Freeman of Boston, Lincolnshire., no image available.
  • Ellison-Wood,Irene. (c1938 - ), First woman secretary of Keighley Trades Union Council (1985)., no image available.
  • Elsworth,Karen. , Karen was England's only woman representative in the inaugural International Eight-Ball Pool Trophy in Australia in 1992., no image available.
  • Emmett,Mercy E.. (c1877 - 1961), Founder of the Thornton Nursing Association and the first woman in Bradford to go on the manufacture of munition during the first World War., no image available.
  • English,Edwina. , Shipley East's first woman councillor (1988)., no image available.
  • Evans,Jennett. (c1908 - 1998), Trailblazing headmistress of Keighley Girls' Grammar (1942-68). She launched the school as a mixed comprehensive in 1966. An educationalist who served on many committees., no image available.
  • Evans,Florence. , The only woman on the Sheffield, Rotherham and District Smoke Abatement Committee (1954)., no image available.
  • Exley,Gwen. (1901 - 1976), Founder member of the Rotherham Business and Professional Women's Club., no image available.
  • Fairfax-Martin,Eve. (c1927 - ), Campaigner for women's welfare. Chair of the National Council of Women (1986). Received OBE in 1994., no image available.
  • Faye,Gaynor. , Actress., no image available.
  • Fearnley,Eileen. (c1920 - 1997), First woman president of Sheffield University's Student Union (c1939)., no image available.
  • Feather,Margaret. (c1917 - 1986), Bradford's first woman driving instructor (1965)., no image available.
  • Fellowes,Mary. (1946-1999), Founded the first refuge for battered wives in Kirklees the late 1970s., no image available.
  • FHartley Hallam,Winifred Mary. , One of the first women to drive public vehicles in Rotherham and in 1965, Rotherham's only woman bus driver., no image available.
  • Firth,. , Pioneered life-saving (swimming) in Bradford (1930)., no image available.
  • Fleming,Jackie. , Leeds-based artist and cartoonist., image available.
  • Fletcher,Jan. , Businesswoman, owner of chain of garages., image available.
  • Ford,Isabella Ormston. , 23,"First woman appointed to the Rotherham Licensing Committee. First woman deputy chair of the Rotherham Borough Magistrates' bench., image available.
  • Garret,Lesley. (1955 - ), Successful opera singer., no image available.
  • Gaunt,Mabel. (1908 - 2000), One of the first women to play league cricket (c1930), no image available.
  • Gawthorpe,Mary. (1881-1973), Women\'s suffrage campaigner from Leeds., no image available.
  • Gay,Maxine. , First woman president of the Bradford and District Centre of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (1998). since the Institute set up a branch in the city of Bradford in 1913., no image available.
  • Giles,Susan. (c1959 - ), One of the One of the first women priests in the Church of England (March 1994)., no image available.
  • Gledhill,Dorothy. , The first woman to take the cricket umpiring course in Bradford (1975)., no image available.
  • Glover,Violet. , First woman graduate of medicine from Leeds University., image available.
  • Godburn,Rachel. (c1972 - ), British number one and two-seed long distance swimmer (1994) and the second Rotherham woman to swim English Channel (1992)., no image available.
  • Goodall,G. Marjery. , First women in the country to be appointed as a clerk to an Urban District Council (1930)., no image available.
  • Gray,Barbara. , Rotherham's first Child Welfare Officer (1949)., no image available.
  • Greenwood,Edith. , First woman to be employed on the clerical staff of Bradford Corporation., no image available.
  • Greenwood,Sue. , A nurse who developed a new approach for dealing with patients who hurt themselves, which was nationally recognised (c1997)., no image available.
  • Guest,Annie. (c1862-1956), Founder member of the Independent Labour Party in Peckover Street, Bradford., no image available.
  • Habershon,Ivy Lilian. (c1892-1962), Rotherham County Organiser of the WRVS since 1939 and awarded the OBE in 1955., no image available.
  • Hall,Catherine Mary. , 29,"First woman chair of Yorkshire's Royal Institute of British Architects (1989)., no image available.
  • Halliday,Diana. (1940 - ), First woman priest in Burley-in-Wharfedale (1994)., no image available.
  • Halmshaw,Mary Valmai. (c1910 - 1997), Founder and chair of the Rotherham branch of the Carer's National Association., no image available.
  • Hancock,June. , Campaigner for recognition of and compensation for the damage caused to local residents by the asbestos factory J.W Roberts based at Armley, Leeds., image available.
  • Hansell,Maureen. , Progressive educationalist in nursery education., no image available.
  • Hanson,Florence. (? - 1982), One of the country\'s first woman managing directors (1965)., no image available.
  • Hardwick,Elizabeth. (c1899-1981), Labour Party stalwart. Founder member of Wath's Wharncliffe Ward Labour Party. A councillor for 25 years., no image available.
  • Hargan,Mary. , First woman president of the Rotherham British Medical Association in 1967., no image available.
  • Hargate,Karen. (c1973 - ), One of just two women chosen to compete for Britain at the Olympics in Seoul (1988)., no image available.
  • Harold,Mabel. (c.1913 - 1978), Since she qualified in 1935, she was the only practising woman solicitor in Rotherham for at least 18 years., no image available.
  • Harris,Joanne. 1964-, A successful novelist, no image available.
  • Hartley,Margaret Gertrude. , Champion of Liberalism, of all anti-war movements and the National Spinsters\' Pensions Association, no image available.
  • Hatfield,Katherine. , First woman chair of Yorkshire's Royal Institute of British Architects (1989)., no image available.
  • Hayes,L. 1892-1966, First woman president of the Halifax Chamber of Trade (1965)., no image available.
  • Hepworth,Barbara. (1903-1975), Internationally renowned sculptor and one of the leading figures of the development of abstract art in 1930s Britain., no image available.
  • Hickman,Edith. , Campaigner for equal pay and opportunites for women, no image available.
  • Hickson,Sue. , First female coxswain on the Humber., image available.
  • Hirst,Gertrude Eleanor. ( - 1922), One of the first two women members of the Rotherham Board of Guardians., no image available.
  • Holbrook,Rebecca. , Founder member of the Labour Party women's organisation in the Rother Valley., no image available.
  • Hollis,Maragret. , Devised techniques for lifting disabled people which were illustrated in a book and film. She was the first principal of the school of physiotherapy at the Bradford Royal Infirmary (1950)., no image available.
  • Holtby,Winifred. (1898 - 1935), Journalist and novelist. An equal-rights feminist, she was one of the few active feminists in the 1920s and 1930s., image available.
  • Horsfield,Jessie Agnes. (c1876 - 1968), First woman in Yorkshire, and perhaps the northern counties, to become a qualified chemist (1897)., no image available.
  • Hudson,Zoe. (1968- ), A member of the first British all-women team to walk to the South Pole., image available.
  • Jackson,Janie. c1901-1990, First woman president of Bradford Chamber of Trade, Yorkshire Credit Traders' Association and Bradford Credit Traders (late 1950s)., no image available.
  • Jagger,Mary Anne. (1849 - 1936), First post mistress in England and the first woman to adjudicate at a Kennel Club championship show., no image available.
  • Jagger,Denise. , Businesswoman., no image available.
  • Jemison,Sarah. (c1949 - ), Shipley and Bingley's first woman Methodist minister (1997)., no image available.
  • Johnson,Amy. (1903 - 1941), Aviator, image available.
  • Johnston,Joan. (c1925-1999), First woman mayor of Rotherham's Metropolitan Borough (1981)., no image available.
  • Jones,Molly. (c1916- ), Life-long campaigner for women's health., image available.
  • Jones,Mary. , Pioneering doctor based in Leeds., image available.
  • Joseph,Winnie. (1965 - ), 179,"First woman Mayor of Pudsey (c1920s)., image available.
  • Kelly,Jude. , Artistic Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse., image available.
  • Khan,Sitara. , Writer., image available.
  • Law,Lydia Ann. (1846-1925), Started a school for girls (1888)., no image available.
  • Lawrence,Susanna. , Chair of Leeds Health Authority., image available.
  • Leach,Martha. (1876 - 1968), First woman member of the Bradford Education Committee (1920) and founder member of the Bradford Council of Social Service., no image available.
  • Leach,Mabel. (? - 1935), Pioneer woman golfer (c1900) and the first woman secretary of the Bradford Amateur Operatic Society., no image available.
  • Lenton,Lillian. , Militant suffragette from Harrogate., no image available.
  • Lewinson,Naomi. , Founder of the New Testament Church in Bradford., image available.
  • Lincoln,Irene. , First woman minister in the Otley and Aireborough Methodist Circuit (1986)., no image available.
  • Lipman,Maureen. (1946 - ), An actor and comedian with an extensive repertoire., no image available.
  • Lockwood,Margaret. (1912 - 1999), Top cricket player., no image available.
  • Lockwood,Betty. (1924- ), Founder and first chair of the Equal Opportinities Commission., image available.
  • Lofthouse,Brenda. (c1934 - ), Bradford Cathedral\s first woman canon (1997)., no image available.
  • Lonsbrough,Anita. , Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer., no image available.
  • Lowe,Alison. , Councillor, Leeds City Council, image available.
  • Luker,Ella Matilde Henriette. 1880-1978, Opened an unemployment centre for women in Bradford during the 1930s depression., no image available.
  • Lyons Burns,Maureen Anne. 1948, First woman leader of High and Low Bishopside Council and first woman mayor of Pateley Bridge., no image available.
  • Malik,Adeeba. , Community worker dedicated to tackling the issues faced by ethnic minorities., no image available.
  • Mallen,Janet M.. , Active within Yorkshire County squash on and off the court (1950-1980s), no image available.
  • Manton,Irene. (c1904-1988), Internationally renowned botanist., image available.
  • Marsh,Hayley. , Train driver for Northern Spirit., image available.
  • Mawby,Sarah. , Successful fencer who went to compete in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992., no image available.
  • McGregor,Yvonne. , World record breaking cyclist, who, having taken up competitive cycling at 29, won a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games., no image available.
  • McMillan,Margaret. (1860-1931), Pioneer of nursery education., no image available.
  • McNicholas,Emma. , Elected in 1962 as first woman mayor of Rotherham for 17years., no image available.
  • Mellor,Karen. , Swimmer. 800 metre freestyle silver medallist in the 1986 Commonwealth Games., no image available.
  • Mellor,Kay. , Playwright and director., image available.
  • Midgley,Mary Pollie. 1876, Pioneer motorcyclist, no image available.
  • Midleley,Edith. , One of the country's first women stockbrokers (1933)., no image available.
  • Milner,Beryl. (1947- ), National co-ordinator for the Mothers for Peace in 1994., no image available.
  • Moore,Wendy. , Rotherham's first woman Church of England priest (1995)., no image available.
  • Morley,Kay. (c1963 - ), Won a gold medal for 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games (1990)., no image available.
  • Morley,Sue. , Set the British record for 400m hurdles in Helsinki in 1983. Finishing in 7th place, setting the UK record at 56.04 seconds., no image available.
  • Morrison,Marion. , First principal of Margaret McMillan Memorial Training College, Bradford (1951) and an educational pioneer., no image available.
  • Moser,Florence. (1856 - 1921), One of the pioneers in the transformation of Poor Law and administration in Bradford. Philanthropist, founder of Bradford Guild of Help and The Nest., no image available.
  • Mother Immaculate,Mary. (c1890 - 1977), Educationalist. Headmistress of St. Joseph's College, Bradford (1916-56) overseeing it become one of the major Catholic girls' grammar schools in the country., no image available.
  • Moxon,Jane. (c1961 - ), Successful jet-skier. Finished 8th out of 18 in the Belgium leg of the European Championship series in 1991., no image available.
  • Muntus,Beatrice Sarah Ann. (c1877-1953), Life-long community activist and a founder member of the Rotherham Inner Wheel., no image available.
  • Murdoch,Mary Charlotte. (1864 - 1916), Doctor, suffragist and social reformer., no image available.
  • Myers,Jill. , Marine conservationist., image available.
  • Needham,Ivy. , Fought for the rights of Maxwell pensioners., image available.
  • Nelson,May. , Campaigner for social welfare. She had the idea for the garden for the blind in Lister Park, Bradford., no image available.
  • Norton,Annie Clough. (1913 - ), First woman in Bradford to qualify as a chartered accountant in 1936., no image available.
  • Oddie,V. Mary. , Received an OBE for her efforts to renovate the Yorkshire village of Heath, which led to the village being one of the few in Yorkshire to be declared an conservation area of outstanding interest., no image available.
  • Oliver,Lilian. 1917-1983, The first woman president of the Hospital and Welfare Administrators (1970)., no image available.
  • Overton,Ethel Elizabeth. (c1887 - 1972), Leading figure in the Basque children's refugee movement during the Spanish Civil War., no image available.
  • Pantry,Sheila. , Pioneered the use of computers in the field of government information services., no image available.
  • Paul,Gertrude Maretta. (1934 - 992), A educationalist and campaigner for racial equality, working within the community towards racial equality and increased social inclusion for black people and the first black headmistress to be employed by Leeds LEA (1976)., no image available.
  • Peacock,Elizabeth. , Member of Parliament., image available.
  • Percy,Lindis. (c1944 - ), Peace campaigner and founder member of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB)., no image available.
  • Perkins,Dorothy. , In June 1961, she became the 100th person to swim the Channel. Dorothy was listed in the Guinness Book of Records for this achievement., no image available.
  • Pilling,Susie. , Designed a chart which allows nurses to judge the risk of lifting and handling patients., no image available.
  • Priestley,Connie. , The first woman president of a Bradford Conservative Club (1996)., no image available.
  • Proctor,Sue. (c1945 - ), Rotherham's first woman vicar of a parish (1996)., no image available.
  • Raven,Kathleen. (1910-1999), Nurse, reformer and UK's Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health in 1958-1972., image available.
  • Richardson,Kathleen. (c1938 - ), The first woman president of the Methodist Church (1991)., no image available.
  • Rigg,Diana. (1938 - ), Found fame as the cat suit wearing, karate chopping Emma Peel in the 60s television show 'the Avengers'. But she began her acting career on the stage with the RSC., no image available.
  • Ripley,Dorothy. (1940- ), Gold medal winning paraplegic athlete., image available.
  • Roberts,Gladys. , Militant suffragette who served time in Holloway Prison., no image available.
  • Robinson,Lynn. , Chosen as player/coach to the British Women's Hockey team for their tour of Zimbabwe (1982)., no image available.
  • Roche,Gertie. (1912- ), Active trade unionist and leading figure in the Leeds Garment Workers' Strike in 1970., image available.
  • Roebuck,J. A.. , The first woman president of the Bradford and Shipley Primitive Methodist Council (1931)., no image available.
  • Roebuck,Gladys. , Gave a life-time of civic service. First woman president of the Rotherham Scouts Association in 1973., no image available.
  • Roebuck,Edith. , Life-long voluntary worker. Awarded the long service medal of the WRVS on the organisation's 21st anniversary., no image available.
  • Russell,Ann. , Founder member of the 'Children First' charity for disabled children. Rotehrham's Citizen of the year in 1995., no image available.
  • Russell,Kate. (1940- ), Artistic director of Leeds Tapestry 2000., no image available.
  • Rycroft,Mary P.. , First woman member of Bingley Council in1948 and its first woman chair in1954., no image available.
  • Rye,Norma. (c1937 - ), First woman president of the Bradford and District Association of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) (1987)., no image available.
  • Sambrooks,Eileen. , Keighley's first woman minister (1979)., no image available.
  • Scatcherd,Alice Cliff. (1842-1906), A suffragist from Morley with radical views., no image available.
  • Serr,Linda. , Businesswoman, entrepreneur., image available.
  • Sharma,Vinnay. , Head of the Assisted Conception Unit at St James' Hospital, Leeds., image available.
  • Sharman,Helen. (1963- ), First British austronaut., no image available.
  • Sharp,Margaret S.. (1871 - 1963), Bradford\'s first woman general practitioner and first Women\'s Voluntary Services organiser. Founded city\'s first baby clinic., no image available.
  • Sheppard,Majorie. , Successfully coached disable horseriders for over two decades. Awarded Coach of the Year in 2000 at Sport England's regional awards., no image available.
  • Singleton,Nellie. , Bradford's first ambulance woman (1976)., no image available.
  • Skinner,Ellen Alma. (c1911 - ), One of the few women motorcycle stunt riders on 'Wall of Death', which toured Europe as well as the UK (1929-39)., no image available.
  • Slack,Emily. (? - 1956), Founder of the Rotherham District Nursing Association., no image available.
  • Slater,Dora. , Denhlome's first woman councillor., no image available.
  • Smith,Joyce Powlett. , First woman to be appointed High Sheriff of South Yorkshire (1981)., no image available.
  • Snowden,Ethel Annakin. (1880 - 1951), Suffragist and prominent member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP)., image available.
  • Solk,Pat. , Tireless charity worker and advocate for the communities of Leeds., image available.
  • Stanto,Linda. (c1974 - ), Broke the British indoor pole-vaulting record five times (1994)., no image available.
  • Stead,Joyce Elizabeth. , First woman to be elected president of the Bradford & District Off-licence Holders' Association(1979)., no image available.
  • Stephens,Kathleen. , Leeds' first woman solicitor (1923)., no image available.
  • Stephenson,Elsie May Thornton. , Militant suffragette from Leeds., no image available.
  • Stevenson,Joan Marriott. , First woman solicitor in the North of England to have been awarded second class honours, at any solicitous' examination, the highest honours to date in 1932., no image available.
  • Stevinson,Emma. (1882 - 1959), Pioneer of the nursery school movement., no image available.
  • Storey,Doris. , British and Empire breast-stroke champion and the first Leed's swimmer to gain a title. Swam for Britian in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin., no image available.
  • Stoute,Odessa. (1929 - ), Community worker and founder member of the Chapeltown Parents' Association and the Black Women Writers Group., image available.
  • Strong,Irene. , Awarded the British Empire Medal in1985 for her long service for the WRVS., no image available.
  • Stubbs,Rita Kwai Ling. (1947 - ), Company Director of the Academy Chinese Restaurant., no image available.
  • Sturdy,Bertha. (c1881-1973), Women\'s issues camapigner., no image available.
  • Sutton,Betty. (c1932 - ), First woman president of the Yorkshire Baptist Association(1987)., no image available.
  • Sykes,Jane. , Epilepsy campaigner. She set up the Fund for Epilepsy in 1992 and she received the humanitarian award from the European Union of Women in 1997., no image available.
  • Sykes,Elsie May. , Chair of the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust, which was set up to help those in need (1955)., no image available.
  • Tasker,Stacey. , First female governor of Armley Gaol., image available.
  • Taylor,Anita. , In 1966 Anita became the first woman racing driver for Ford International Ltd. racing team. Sister of Grand Prix racing driver Trevor Taylor., no image available.
  • Taylor Bradford,Barbara. , Very successful and popular Leeds-born author., image available.
  • Thackray,Catherine Bennett. (1922 - 1997), Peace and anti-apartheid campaigner and gave a lot of time to public service. She was arrested at an anti-cruise missile demonstration at the US Air Force base in Berkshire (1984)., no image available.
  • Thomas,Muriel. , The North's first woman bank manager (1968)., no image available.
  • Thompson,Rose. , Anti-poverty campaigner. She wrote a booklet 'the Land of Hope and Nothing Else' which called on John Major to help those living in poverty (1993)., no image available.
  • Tidswell,Jean. (1948 - ), One of the world's first woman drag racers, who went on to be world drag racing champion (1983)., no image available.
  • Tolan,Lynne. , First woman deputy head in CID in West Yorkshire (1991)., no image available.
  • Townend,Dorothy. , Campaigner for pensioners., no image available.
  • Varley,Julia. (1871 - 1952), A passionate trade union organiser and social reformer., image available.
  • Veale,Laura. (c1867 - 1963), Yorkshire's first woman doctor (1904)., no image available.
  • Vickridge,Alberta. 1890-1963, In 1927 she single-handedly founded and produced 'The Jongleur', a quarterly poetry magazine. As it became more widely known it attracted contributions from poets all over the country, including Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and Wilfred Gibson., no image available.
  • Walker,Anita. , The first woman managing director of a famous Yorkshire store, Scholfields (1988)., no image available.
  • Ward,Barbara Mary. (1914-1981), Economist, journalist, and an influential commentator on politics and economics in the post-war era., no image available.
  • Waterman,Fanny. (1920 - ), Concert grande dame, founder of the annual Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and an internationally famous piano competition judge., no image available.
  • Watson,Mavis. , Nurse internationally known for her work in the treatment of bowel disorders and the first English nurse to be president of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists., no image available.
  • Webster,Margaret. (c1893-1983), Life-long voluntary worker. Founder member of a committee which led to the establishment of Forest Hill House, a home for the elderly., no image available.
  • White,Florence. (1886-1961), Founded the National Spinsters' Pension Association, taking up the cause for thousands of spinsters., image available.
  • Whitelaw,Billie. (1933 - ), Actor well known for her work on stage and television, but particularly for her 25 year collaboration with avant-garde playwright Samuel Beckett., image available.
  • Whitelaw,Billie. , Popular TV and stage star, well-known for her roles created by avant-garde playwright Samuel Beckett., no image available.
  • Wilkin,Jean. 1955, The youngest woman to swim the English Channel (1972) aged 17., no image available.
  • Wilmott,Elvira. , Local history enthusiast., no image available.
  • Woodhead,Margery. , A writer whose first novel 'A Buried Life' (1957), gained wide acclaim. It told the story of young man who is suddenly blinded., no image available.
  • Woolley,Anna. (1945- ), Bradford's first woman barrister (1967)., no image available.
  • Wright,Eileen. , Keighley's first woman Methodist Minister (1985)., no image available.
  • Wright,Emily. (1882 - 1970), A woman with a fifty year association with the Council of Social Service., no image available.
  • Wright,Sylvia. , Set up a miniature health service in a remote part of India., no image available.
  • Yarborough,Edith Muriel Cooke. (c1889 - 1981), Founder and principal of the Hera School of Dance and Physical Education in Leeds and a founder member of the Soroptimists in Leeds., no image available.
  • Yorke,Vera. (c1902 -1990), Veteran campaigner for the welfare of animals., no image available.
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