Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Barbara Salt
Standard Name: Salt, Barbara
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1962: Barbara Salt, who joined the Foreign Service...
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1962
Barbara Salt, who joined the Foreign Service in 1949, was the first woman to be appointed as a British ambassador. She was appointed to Israel, but withdrew due to illness before beginning her term.
Harrison, Brian. “Women in a Men’s House: The Women M.P.s, 1919-1945”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
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, No. 3, Sept. 1986, pp. 623-54.
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Women in Diplomacy: The FCO, 1782-1999. Records and Historical Services, http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/KFile/86cc078ary-2fwomen-2fwomen,0.pdf.
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1976: Anne Warburton, appointed British Ambassador...
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1976
Anne Warburton, appointed British Ambassador to Denmark, became the first Englishwoman actually to take up an ambassadorship.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
