Anita Corbin: 100 First Women Portraits

Anita Corbin: 100 First Women Portraits
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery

When: 24 October 2020 to 03 January 2021
Where: Gallery 20
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Cost: Free
Suitable for: Any age

One hundred powerful images by renowned photographer Anita Corbin celebrate the achievements of British women over the past century. They feature a cross section of the pioneering women who have changed British society for ever.

Visually stunning, the exhibition features a fascinating mix of celebrities, famous personalities, dignitaries and unsung heroines from across the decades. In sport, in the arts, in politics and the professions, these women have all broken through the glass ceiling.

The South West boasts of fifteen of the 100 First Women ranging from Dame Hilary Mantel, the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice to Exeter’s own Bellatrix, the first UK woman Beatbox Battle World Champion.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, entry to RAMM is via free timed ticket.
Book your ticket: rammuseum.org.uk/entrytickets

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