Human Rights
Eleanor Power
(d. 1754)Eleanor Power occupies a tragic and complex place in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history. Though little...
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...
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...
Frances “Fannie” McNeil
(1869–1928)Frances “Fannie” McNeil was born on March 14, 1869, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to George...
Catherine Snow
(1793-1834)Catherine Snow was born in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, in 1793. As a young woman,...
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