Community Leadership
Hazel R. Newhook
(1914–2016)Hazel Rose Newhook was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, on December 24, 1914. Throughout her...
Louise Belbin
(1897–1999)Louise Belbin spent a lifetime proving that extraordinary art can grow from ordinary life. One...
Sarah Leo
(b. Unknown)First woman elected President of Nunatsiavut, and Labrador's first Indigenous woman Honorary Colonel.
Elizabeth Penashue
(1944-present)Tshaukuesh “Elizabeth” Penashue was born on May 15, 1944, near Meshikamau Lake in Nitassinan, the...
Lynn Verge
(1951-present)Lynn Verge was born in 1951 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Trained as a lawyer, she...
Dr. Lloydetta Quaicoe
(1929-present)Dr. Lloydetta Quaicoe is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sharing Our Cultures, a...
Stella Burry
(1897-1991)Stella’s Circle named after Dr. Stella Burry
Lydia Campbell
(1818–1905)Lydia Campbell, often remembered as “Aunt Lydia,” was the first person from Nunatsiavut to be...
Mollie Priscova Dingle
(1892-1987)Mollie Priscova Dingle, MBE, was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1892. Educated at Presbyterian...
Mary Dohey
(1933-2017)First living person to be awarded the Cross of Valour
Lady Eileen Walwyn
(1883-1973)Lady Eileen Mary Walwyn, DBE, was a prominent figure in Newfoundland during the 1930s and...
Julia Salter Earle
(1878-1945)Julia Salter Earle was born on September 20, 1878, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She worked...
Grace Margaret Sparkes
(1908–2003)Grace Margaret Sparkes lived a life defined by resilience, service, and determination. Born in Grand...
Edith Mary Manuel
(1902-1984)Edith Manuel was born in Twillingate in 1902, the eldest of eight children. She entered...
Dorothy
(Dotty) Wyatt (1925-2001)St. John's First Female Mayor
Dora Russell
(1912-1986)Dora Oake Russell was a pioneering writer, journalist, and educator whose career reflected both creativity...
Carolyn Frances Hayward
(1934-2025)Newfoundland’s first female bullfighter
Anna Templeton
(1916-1995)Anna Templeton was born in St. John’s in 1916, the second eldest in the family...
Ann Harvey
(1811–1860s)Heroine of Isle aux Morts
Armine Nutting Gosling
(1861–1942)Armine Nutting Gosling was one of Newfoundland’s most determined voices for women’s rights, a leader...
Louise Maude Saunders
(1897-1969)First female lawyer in Newfoundland