Joy Neville was the first woman to referee a European professional club fixture.
Britain doesn't have a president but Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first and only female Prime Minister in 1979.
Yes, of course. I mean, whats wrong with a female referee...right?? Yes, of course. I mean, whats wrong with a female referee...right??
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Amy Fearn was the first woman to referee a championship match.
Black referee in the premiership
Margaret Thatcher first female Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female Prime Minister.
Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 until 1991. She was Great Britain's first female Prime Minister.
Heather McDaniel became the first female to referee men's professional hockey when she worked her first game under contract with the Central Hockey League on October 21, 1995. http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6849824/calling-shots-refereeing-highest-level-long-shot-nhl
Actually, My grandpa scored the first goal in football as a referee to be counted! In a match between Barrow AFC & Plymouth.
Vida Goldstein became the 1st female in the British Empire to run for national office when she ran for the Australian Senate in 1902. At the time, women had recently gotten the right to vote in federal elections.
Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in tennis at the 1900 Games in Paris.