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Matching Articles"St. John's" (Total 46)

Anna Templeton (1916-1995)

Biography of Anna Templeton (1916-1995).
Cassie Eileen Brown (1919-1986)

Biography of writer Cassie Brown (1919-1986).
Elsie Holloway (1882-1971)

Biography of Elsie Holloway (1882-1971).
Lise Sorensen

Biography of painter Lise Sorensen
Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968)

Biography of Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968).
Domestic Service Workers

about the men and women, such as Naomi Gregory, who came from Newfoundland outports to St. John's to work in domestic service in upper class homes.
Women Shop Workers, Water Street

Overview of the Women Shop Workers of Water Street.
Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940)

Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
Allied Installations

During the Second World War, Newfoundland played a pivotal role in Allied naval strategy for the North Atlantic.
The American Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador

Under its Leased Bases Agreement with Britain, the United States had permission to establish military bases in Newfoundland.
Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)

Biography of Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)
Canadian Presence in Newfoundland during World War II

As the likelihood of war increased in the 1930s, Canada realized that its defence hinged on the protection of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Colonial Building

The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
Dora Russell (1912-1986)

Biography of Dora Russell (1912-1986).
Eleanor Power (? - 1754)

Biography of Eleanor Power (? - 1754), the first woman hanged in English Canada.
Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928)

Biography of Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928).
Home Defence

Building Newfoundland and Labrador's defences during the Second World War.
Julia Salter Earle (1878-1945)

Biography of Julia Salter Earle (1878-1945).
Ladies' Reading Room

Overview of the history of the Ladies' Reading Room.
Lady Helena E. Squires (1879-1959)

Biography of Lady Helena E. Squires (1879-1959).

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