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Mary Joy Langdon
NationalityBritish
Other namesSister Mary Joy Langdon
Occupation(s)Firefighter, religious Sister
Known forUK's first retained female firefighter
HonoursBritish Empire Medal (BEM)

Sister Mary-Joy Langdon BEM (born 1951) is a British nun who was the first woman to be an operational firefighter in Britain on 21 August 1976.[1] She started a pony riding centre to supply therapy and she was an Olympic flag carrier in 2012.

  1. ^ Clinton, Jane (20 August 2006). "I was Britain's first female firefighter ...but I gave it all up to become a nun". Sunday Express. London.

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