Women's field hockey was first played at British universities and schools, and the first club, Molesey Ladies, was founded in 1887.

* 1915 – Foundation of the British Women's Institute.

A British woman ploughing on a World War I recruitment poster for the Women's Land Army.

* March 4 – In the United Kingdom, The Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Army's Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service as a truck driver / mechanic.

* June 16 – The British Women's Institute is founded.

In 1876 the British Women's Temperance Association was formed to persuade men to stop drinking.

* the British Women's Temperance Association

During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service ( the " Wrens ")— and reached the rank of petty officer by 1 January 1944 when she was awarded the British Empire Medal ( BEM ) in the New Year Honours.

* Miss Fatima, former British Women's Chess Champion.

Some examples are the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund ( LEAF ), and REAL Women of Canada.

She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open.

A president of the Ulster Women's Unionist Council, she was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1941.

The Women's British Open rotated from England to Scotland and all other countries retained their tournaments.

The Ladies European Tour co-sanctions the Evian Masters in France and the Women's British Open, held the following week.

* Ricoh Women's British Open ( held in cooperation with Ladies European Tour )

In addition to its church, Coton has a primary school, a restaurant-pub ( The Plough ), a garden centre containing a Post Office, farm shop and cafe, football, cricket and bowls clubs, and a British Women's Institute group as well as other local clubs.

* Women's British Open – Karen Stupples

* Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development ( FORWARD ), a British charity

* Women's British Open-Se Ri Pak

* Women's British Open – Karrie Webb

* Women's Institutes, a locally organised group for British women

In 1943, she enlisted in the British army in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force as an Aircraftwoman 2nd Class and began her training in Egypt as a paratrooper for the British Special Operations Executive ( SOE ).

Members of the British Women's Land Army harvesting beets, 1942 or 1943

Separated into Open ( nearly 450 teams ) and Women's ( around 200 teams ) Divisions, teams compete in the USA Ultimate College Championship series during the spring.

USA Ultimate Club Ultimate consists of Open, Women's, Masters, Youth and Mixed divisions.

At the 2011 French Open she won the Women's Legends Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis.

In June 2006, the city hosted the U. S. Women's Open.

The historical club has played host to the 2007 Women's US Open and the 1995 Men's US Amateurs.

* U. S. Women's Open, golf tournament

The Women's Open returned to Southern Pines in 2007.

It has a Donald Ross-designed 18-hole golf course, The Orchards, which served as host to the U. S. Women's Open in 2004.

Facilities include a lighted synthetic multipurpose turf field surrounded by an eight-lane track with a nine-lane straightaway ; Kendall Sports and Dance Complex housing a swimming pool and separate diving well ; gymnasium with basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts ; weight room ; cardiovascular area ; field house with indoor track and tennis courts ; squash courts ; racquetball courts ; and three studios for dance, aerobics, yoga, and other activities ; The Orchards, an 18-hole golf course designed by Donald Ross ( home to the 2004 U. S. Women's Open ); and a 60-stall Equestrian Center with two indoor arenas ( 100 ' x 256 ' and 70 ' x 130 '), an outdoor show ring, permanent fibar dressage arena, outdoor cross-country courses, and a boathouse finished for Spring 2010.

* Kim Adler-Professional bowler, 15 national PWBA titles including the 1999 U. S. Women's Open

* Jerilyn Britz – U. S. Women's Open Golf Champion in 1979.

Old Waverly, located outside of West Point and recognized as one of Mississippi's top golf courses, hosted the 1999 U. S. Women's Open, which was won by Juli Inkster.

* Opal Hill, golfer, winner of the 1935 and 1936 Women's Western Open

Donna Caponi won the U. S. Women's Open championships in 1969 and 1970.

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, located just outside of town, was where David Duval won the Nike Tour Championship in 1993, and was home to the U. S. Women's Open in 1997 and 2003.

* U. S. Women's Open – Amy Alcott

* U. S. Women's Open – Sandra Haynie

* U. S. Women's Open – Susie Berning

* U. S. Women's Open – Susie Berning

* U. S. Women's Open – JoAnne Carner – this win made her the first person ever to win three different USGA individual championship events.

* U. S. Women's Open – Donna Caponi