
Margaret Busby was Britain's youngest and first black female book publisher, when she co-founded the publishing company Allison & Busby in 1967, alongside a man called Clive Allison.

In 1987, Diane Abbott made history by becoming the first black woman ever to be elected to Parliament.

Dr Shirley Thompson was named as "one of the most inspirational Black British women" by the newspaper Metro.
In 2004, she became the first woman in Europe to conduct and compose a symphony within the last 40 years. It was called New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony.