I generally try not to classify bands by the gender of its members. I think it trivializes a band or performer by saying that they were the "one of the best 'girl' bands" or "she is a top five female guitarist". I would rather just focus on the performance quality in and of itself -or- maybe compare them to other groups of the same genre.
That said, this all-female band did name themselves Girlschool. So, I'll talk about gender for a minute. Girlschool managed to come up in the New Wave of British Metal movement of the late 70's. That's notable for a couple of reasons. First, it could not have been easy to break into heavy metal as a girl-centered band in that time frame. Secondly, they've managed to carry on to the present day, which is about 35 years as a unit with minimal lineup changes. While the band's success was mostly in the early days and primarily in Britain, their perseverance to continue on this long probably makes them the longest running all female band.
Here is a track from their first album, Demolition. It is a cover of the The Gun's Race with the Devil. It features the late Kelly Johnson's on guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmEzoeD3P8o
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