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Exhibition
FROM LEFT:
swimmer Beth French, Colonel Lucy Giles, and beatboxer Bellatrix
WONDER WOMEN
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) is re-opening on 24 October with a big cause of cheer and a whopping great big exhibition called 100 First Women Portraits, a photographic celebration of 100 trailblazing 21st Century women, by South West photographer Anita Corbin. The collection sees a culmination of Anita’s 10-year personal quest to create an inspiring visual archive of modern women who have achie ed rsts in their eld, o ten in maledominated professions and environments. The eclectic bunch includes two-time Booker winner Dame Hilary Mantel who lives in
Helen and her running companion Toby
Budleigh Salterton; Devon’s Baroness Elizabeth utler- loss, the rst woman to be ord ustice o ppeal eter-born ellatri , the rst female world champion beatboxer; Edith Kent, the rst woman to gain e ual pay in and newscaster and Morecambe and Wise star-turn, Angela Rippon. “My vision was to create an impressive visual archive documenting female ability and achievement to celebrate the impact women have had over the last 100 years,” says Anita. “In a long history dominated by men, First Women UK asks, ‘What is it about women that can inspire you?’ These powerful portraits are
intended to provoke people to look beyond the exterior image and contemplate the essence of the woman herself. “I hope this exhibition will motivate, encourage and empower women and men across all ages and backgrounds and help them see that it is possible to break down barriers – whether gender, social, economic, cultural or political – to unlock their full potential.” To celebrate the exhibition and RAMM’s re-opening, the venue will also be organising a number of online events including ‘An Audience with Anita Corbin’. For more: www.rammuseum.org.uk
Charity
RUNNING HEROES
Exeter residents are hitting the pavements with gusto, taking part in running events around the city – all in the name of charity. First up is Team Hospiscare who are completing a marathon over the course of the month of October to raise money for their care services. Although they can’t participate together, the team of seven have enlisted family members (including two dogs) to take on the challenge with them. “I signed up to Hospiscare’s Marathon in a Month because I wanted to do something to support our charity in a way that is really achievable for someone like myself,” says Helen Ashton. lsewhere arie uck eld rom T The elt akers, on ore treet success ully ran the ondon arathon in eter or the Exeter CITY Community Trust, the charity arm of Exeter City Football Club. Through the power of sport, education and physical activity, the charity provides opportunities for all people to improve physical and emotional wellbeing. ur ery own columnist organ also ran the ondon arathon in Exeter, see page nine for his vivid memories from the day. For more: www.hospiscare.co.uk/www.exetercct.org
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