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Dora Russell
(1912-1986)Dora Oake Russell was a pioneering writer, journalist, and educator whose career reflected both creativity...
Commemorating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador
April 3rd, 2025, marks a century since women in Newfoundland and Labrador gained the right...
Catherine Snow
(1793-1834)Catherine Snow was born in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, in 1793. As a young woman,...
Cassie Eileen Brown
(1919-1986)Cassie Eileen Brown was one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most accomplished writers, journalists, and editors,...
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...
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
Agnes Marion Ayre
(1890-1940)Agnes Marion Ayre was born in 1890 in St. John’s, the third child of Mary...
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...