Education
Violet Cherrington
(1886-1956)Violet Cherrington was born in England in 1886, where she began her career as a...
Ethel Gertrude Dickinson
(1880 – 1918)Ethel Gertrude Dickinson was born in St. John’s on July 6, 1880, the eldest of...
Mary Southcott
(1862-1943)Founder of Newfoundland’s first nursing school and leader in the professionalization of nursing
Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris
(1857-1936)Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris was born in 1857, the daughter of Eliza Meehan and Patrick...
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
Phebe “Florence” Miller
(1889-1979)Phebe Florence Miller, known as Florence Miller, was born in Topsail, Conception Bay, on July...
Lydia Campbell
(1818–1905)Lydia Campbell, often remembered as “Aunt Lydia,” was the first person from Nunatsiavut to be...
Jean Crane
(1929-2025)Inuit Artist, Educator, and Advocate
Mollie Priscova Dingle
(1892-1987)Mollie Priscova Dingle, MBE, was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1892. Educated at Presbyterian...
Grace Margaret Sparkes
(1908–2003)Grace Margaret Sparkes lived a life defined by resilience, service, and determination. Born in Grand...
Edith Mary Manuel
(1902-1984)Edith Manuel was born in Twillingate in 1902, the eldest of eight children. She entered...
Dora Russell
(1912-1986)Dora Oake Russell was a pioneering writer, journalist, and educator whose career reflected both creativity...
Anna Templeton
(1916-1995)Anna Templeton was born in St. John’s in 1916, the second eldest in the family...
Agnes Marion Ayre
(1890-1940)Agnes Marion Ayre was born in 1890 in St. John’s, the third child of Mary...
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
Louise Maude Saunders
(1897-1969)First female lawyer in Newfoundland