Law & Advocacy
Hazel R. Newhook
(1914–2016)Hazel Rose Newhook was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, on December 24, 1914. Throughout her...
Eleanor Power
(d. 1754)Eleanor Power occupies a tragic and complex place in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history. Though little...
Elizabeth Penashue
(1944-present)Tshaukuesh “Elizabeth” Penashue was born on May 15, 1944, near Meshikamau Lake in Nitassinan, the...
Lynn Verge
(1951-present)Lynn Verge was born in 1951 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Trained as a lawyer, she...
Stella Burry
(1897-1991)Stella’s Circle named after Dr. Stella Burry
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
Lady Eileen Walwyn
(1883-1973)Lady Eileen Mary Walwyn, DBE, was a prominent figure in Newfoundland during the 1930s and...
Frances “Fannie” McNeil
(1869–1928)Frances “Fannie” McNeil was born on March 14, 1869, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to George...
Dorothy
(Dotty) Wyatt (1925-2001)St. John's First Female Mayor
Catherine Snow
(1793-1834)Catherine Snow was born in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, in 1793. As a young woman,...
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