1956: England's first female Presbyterian minister
The Presbyterian Church of England ordained its first female minister in May 1956.
Annie Isabella Gordon had worked as a missionary in China and had been appointed a Church Sister in 1952.
She was ordained as minister in St Mark鈥檚 United Reformed Church in High Howdon in North East England.
From the 大象传媒 Archive. Originally broadcast on 11 May 1956.