Trailblazers
Violet Cherrington
(1886-1956)Violet Cherrington was born in England in 1886, where she began her career as a...
Marguerite de la Rocque
(1515-1560s)Marguerite de la Rocque was born in France sometime in the early 1500s, into a...
Ethel Gertrude Dickinson
(1880 – 1918)Ethel Gertrude Dickinson was born in St. John’s on July 6, 1880, the eldest of...
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...
Edith Weeks M.D.
(1882-1964)First Newfoundland-born woman to earn a medical degree and first practising Canadian woman doctor.
Mary Southcott
(1862-1943)Founder of Newfoundland’s first nursing school and leader in the professionalization of nursing
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...
Mary Pratt
(1935-2018)Mary Frances Pratt was born on March 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Though born...
Hazel McIsaac
(1933-2012)Hazel McIsaac was born Hazel Gillam on April 17, 1933, in Robinsons, a small community...
Lynn Verge
(1951-present)Lynn Verge was born in 1951 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Trained as a lawyer, she...
Margaret Duley’s story comes to life in Tapestry’s first artist portrayal video
After an incredible launch, featuring The Ennis Sisters and their original song Wildfire, Opera on...
Jean Crane
(1929-2025)Inuit Artist, Educator, and Advocate
May Furlong
(1861–1938)May Furlong was a trailblazing businesswoman and tireless advocate for Newfoundland’s veterans, remembered as much...
Mary Dohey
(1933-2017)First living person to be awarded the Cross of Valour
Margaret Alexandra
(Rendell) Shea (1863-1949)First professionally trained nurse in Newfoundland
Julia Salter Earle
(1878-1945)Julia Salter Earle was born on September 20, 1878, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She worked...
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
Doris Saunders
(1941-2006)Born in Cartwright, Labrador, Doris Jean (Martin) Saunders grew up surrounded by stories of Inuit,...
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
Armine Nutting Gosling
(1861–1942)Armine Nutting Gosling was one of Newfoundland’s most determined voices for women’s rights, a leader...