ðə fˈɜːst wˈʊmən tə wˈɪn ðə tʃˈɛɹ æt ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd wʌz mˈɛɹɚɹˌɪd hˈɑːpwʊd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn; ʃiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə wˈɪn ðə kɹˈaʊn æɾə lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd.
The first woman to win the Chair at the National Eisteddfod was Mererid Hopwood in 2001; she went on to win the crown at a later eisteddfod.