to honourfemale pioneers. betty campbell was used to being first. she was amongst the first female intake at teachers college, something she was told at school to forget about. i was in a class of 36 girls and i told the headmistress i wanted to be a teacher. she said, get that idea out of your head. you have insurmountable problems. and even aged 15, i knew that she meant if you re black, that s your lot, you will not get far in teaching. i sat down and cried and that is the first time i ever cried in my life over a colour problem. she became the first black head teacher in wales at the cardiff mount stuart primary where she taught for three decades and ensured that children learnt about racism