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Armine Nutting Gosling
(1861–1942)Armine Nutting Gosling was one of Newfoundland’s most determined voices for women’s rights, a leader...
Vera Perlin
(1902-1974)Disability Advocate
Joan Morrissey
(1933–1978)Newfoundland’s First Lady of Song
Margaret Iris Duley
(1894-1968)Newfoundland’s First Novelist
Georgina Stirling
(1867-1935)Newfoundland’s First Internationally Acclaimed Opera Singer
Elizabeth Mary “Elsie” Holloway
(1882–1971)Pioneering Photographer and Visual Historian of Newfoundland
Louise Maude Saunders
(1897-1969)First female lawyer in Newfoundland
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...
A Trip to the Government House with Trudy Morgan Cole
In 2015, author Trudy Morgan-Cole took part in a commemorative event at Government House marking...
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...