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When Women Won the Municipal Vote
The story of women’s suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador did not begin or end with...
Violet Cherrington
(1886-1956)Violet Cherrington was born in England in 1886, where she began her career as a...
Vera Perlin
(1902-1974)Disability Advocate
Up She Rises! Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador
From November 7–9, 2025, the Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society hosted Up She Rises!, a...
The Past, The Present and Future of Women’s Rights in NL
An episode of CBC’s The Signal marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Newfoundland...
Strong-Willed Women: A Century of Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland
“Strong-Willed Women: A Century of Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland” was hosted by Karen Carroll, storyteller...
Stella Burry
(1897-1991)Stella’s Circle named after Dr. Stella Burry
Sarah Leo
(b. Unknown)First woman elected President of Nunatsiavut, and Labrador's first Indigenous woman Honorary Colonel.
Phebe “Florence” Miller
(1889-1979)Phebe Florence Miller, known as Florence Miller, was born in Topsail, Conception Bay, on July...
Mollie Priscova Dingle
(1892-1987)Mollie Priscova Dingle, MBE, was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1892. Educated at Presbyterian...
Minnie White
(1922–2002)Newfoundland’s First Lady of the Accordion
Mikak
(~1740–1785)Inuk Diplomat, Cultural Bridge-Builder, Advocate for Inuit-European Relations
May Furlong
(1861–1938)May Furlong was a trailblazing businesswoman and tireless advocate for Newfoundland’s veterans, remembered as much...
Mary Travers
(1783-1854)Landlady of the First House of Assembly
Mary Southcott
(1862-1943)Founder of Newfoundland’s first nursing school and leader in the professionalization of nursing
Mary Pratt
(1935-2018)Mary Frances Pratt was born on March 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Though born...
Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris
(1857-1936)Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris was born in 1857, the daughter of Eliza Meehan and Patrick...
Mary Dohey
(1933-2017)First living person to be awarded the Cross of Valour
Marguerite de la Rocque
(1515-1560s)Marguerite de la Rocque was born in France sometime in the early 1500s, into a...
Margaret Iris Duley
(1894-1968)Newfoundland’s First Novelist
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...
Margaret Alexandra
(Rendell) Shea (1863-1949)First professionally trained nurse in Newfoundland
Lynn Verge
(1951-present)Lynn Verge was born in 1951 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Trained as a lawyer, she...
Lydia Campbell
(1818–1905)Lydia Campbell, often remembered as “Aunt Lydia,” was the first person from Nunatsiavut to be...