1920s
In 1928 all women got the vote as Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act was passed. During this decade the first mitral valve operation was also undertaken in 1925.
1930s
Women In Society
1933
London County Council remove its Marriage bar
1933
Women start wearing trouser suits in public
1936
Midwives act passed in the hope of lowering maternal deaths
Women In Cardiology
Dr Helen Blalock-Taussig
1930
John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Developed the concept for the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt. First female president of American Heart Association in 1965.
Dr Maude Abbott
1938
Ontario
Physician who invented international classification system for congenital heart disease becomes first female honorary member of BCS.
1940s
During this decade all British medical schools became co-educational (in 1947) and in 1948 the NHS was founded and launched by the then Minister of Health in Attlee’s post-war government, Aneurin Bevan, at the Park Hospital in Manchester.
1950s
Advances in Cardiology
1953
1st echo (M-mode only)
1958
1st Betablockers introduced
Women In Cardiology
Professor Celia Oakley
1958
Hammersmith Hospital, London
First female cardiologist in the UK. One of the founding fellows of the European Society of Cardiology.
1960s
A decade of substantial progress within the profession, it was coupled with key legislation that enshrined women's right to choose.
Advances in Cardiology
1961
The British Heart Foundation is founded
The British Heart Foundation is founded
1961
1st pacemaker is implanted in UK
1st pacemaker is implanted in UK
1965
First portable defibrillator is used in UK
First portable defibrillator is used in UK
1968
First heart transplant is undertaken in the UK
First heart transplant is undertaken in the UK
1969
Doppler technology introduced
Doppler technology introduced
1969
1st UK CABG operation is performed
1st UK CABG operation is performed
Women In Society
1961/67
The contraceptive pill becomes available on NHS
1967
The Abortion Act is signed into law
Women In Cardiology
Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati
1962
The first woman from India to qualify in cardiology founds the All India Heart Foundation.
Professor Jane Somerville
1967
Royal Brompton
Consultant Cardiologist who created and defined the sub-specialty of ACHD, physician involved with 1st UK heart transplant.
Dr Olive Scott
1966
The first consultant in the UK to be appointed as a full time specialist paediatric cardiologist.
1970s
Women In Society
1970
Equal pay act introduced to prohibit less favourable treatment of women in employment.
1973
Brixton Black Women's Group is formed.
1975
The Sex Discrimination Act is pushed through by the women’s movement, making it illegal to discriminate against women in work, education and training.
1975
The Employment Protection Act makes statutory maternity pay a requirement for all employers legislated against dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy.
1975
Women can open a bank account in their own name. Prior to this they needed a male relative to co-sign.
Women In Cardiology
Dr Joy Edelman
1974
King George & Barking Hospitals, London
Consultant Cardiologist, set up a local cardiology service, including a large coronary care unit and non-invasive department. One of the first recipients of the BMA medal.
1980s
During this decade Diane Abbott was first black women was elected to the House of Commons and Julie Haywayrd was the first women to win a case under the amended Equal Pay Act. Bars and pubs were no longer allowed to refuse to serve women, a law that had existed until 1982.
Advances in Cardiology
1980
1st UK coronary angioplasty is performed
1984
1st cardiac MRI unit opens in UK at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
1987
1st successful paediatric heart transplant in UK
Women In Cardiology
Suzanne B Knoebel
1982
The first woman president of the ACC
1990s
Women In Cardiology
Dr Kerry-Jane Hogg
1991
Stobhilll Hospital & Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow
First female Interventional Cardiologist in Scotland, first Cardiologist in Scotland to implant a CRT device. Mentor and role model to many cardiologists.
Dr Janet McComb
1997
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Consultant Electrophysiologist & past president of British Pacing & Electrophysiology Group
Women In Society
1990
Independent taxation for women is introduced.
1999
The House of Lords delivers a historic judgement leading to recognising women who fear gender persecution should be recognised as refugees.
2000s
Advances In Cardiology
2000
National service framework for coronary heart disease is published
2002
1st drug-eluting stent is inserted
2007
The first UK TAVI is implanted
2009
First UK subcutaneous ICD is implanted
Women In Cardiology
Dr Jane Flint (Bridgewater)
2005
Elected as first BCS WiC council rep. Consultant Cardiologist instrumental in helping develop the District Cardiology Service and served as the first clinical director of the Black Country Cardiovascular Network.
2010s
Progress in cardiology continues as new innovations arrive, in 2014 the first UK leadless pacemaker was used.
Women In Cardiology
Dr Sarah Clarke
2015
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
The first woman BCS president.
Professor Barbara Casadei
2016
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
The first woman ESC president.
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan
2018
Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Appointed Associate Medical Director for the British Heart Foundation.
Women In Society
2011
Beyoncé headlined at Glastonbury, being the first woman to do so in 20 years.
2017
The #MeToo Movement erupted and created a global movement providing women with the strength to speak about harassment and abuse.
2018
New Zealand PM Jacinda Arden takes maternity leave.
2019
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir took part in the world’s first ever all-female spacewalk.
