GOSLING STATUE SUPPORTERS
The statue to Armine Nutting Gosling will be the FIRST to a named woman in the City of St. John's. Thank you to the following for helping #RaiseHerUp:
Public Sponsors
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Corporate & Foundation Donors
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Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., U.N.L., LLD (hc) The Patten Family Foundation |
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Businesses & Community Group Donors
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1620 Electrical Workers
Women's Committee |
Coady's Fishing Company
CFUW |
Five Island Rug Hooking Group
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Leadership Donors & Dedications ($1,000+)
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Dr. Margot Duley
In memory of Florence Pitcher Duley, Eliza Vavasour Pitcher, Tryphena Soper Duley and Margaret Duley, all brave and accomplished women in very different ways; and for Heather MacLellan, a tireless advocate for historical preservation. Shannie Duff |
Roberta Edgecombe Robb
In honour of my parents Margery and Arthur Edgecombe and my Uncle John Butler, whose love and support in my formative years enabled me to walk a non-traditional career path - always mindful of the need to move women’s rights forward. It is a great privilege to support this tribute to one of the many wonderful women - Armine Gosling- who walked this equity road with such success nearly one hundred years ago, and showed us all how to do it! Deborah Fry |
Carol Haddad
With thanks to Dr. Margot Duley, whose pioneering scholarship on the history of the Newfoundland Women's Suffrage movement brought Armine's story to us, and to Persistence Theatre for planning and promoting this statue. Debbie Petite Gina Pecore |
Individual Donors & Dedications ($25-$999)
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Ellen Alcock
For Angela Earles Margaret Allen In memory of Kathleen K. (Fitz-Gerald) Earle Bobbie Boland Remembering Helen B. Murphy - she worked hard to raise women up, for equity, safety of women and children, and social justice; Lily Oldford Brown - a community builder, craftsperson, farmer, a woman of the island; Anita Hynes Boland, a humble, kind and generous woman who loved to laugh, loved her family and her faith; and Jean Boland, whose way of being in the world was to help others, to enjoy the natural world, friendships and children. Patricia Boland-Baker Kate Barrington John Barrington Olivia Barrington Shevone Barrington Diane Brenton Jane Brown In honour of Majorie Brown Jenn Brown For my mother, Philomena Brown, sisters, Bethina, Pamela and Ashley, and all of the strong woman leaders in our family. Jim Butler For our granddaughter Jane Amelia Overton Roberta Buchanan In memory of Dorothy Jeanate Buchanan Bonnie Campbell Dedicated to my mother, Edwina Suley, a lifelong educator, egalitarian, social justice campaigner, and heritage activist; and for my grandmothers: Lovetta Loder Suley and Blanche Squires Howell, with all my love and gratitude; and to the Waterford Valley High English Department! Ruth Canning In memory of Mary Jessica Canning; a strong, courageous woman. Ane Christensen For forward-looking women everywhere — inspired and inspiring. Chip Clark Julia Clarke For my nanny Joan, my wonder woman Sandra Clarke Denise Cleary Corina Coady-Walsh Joan Coady Maggie Coady Stacey Coady Lisa Cobb Elizabeth Creelman Linda Cullum Judith Dearlove In celebration of Margot Duley, Carol Haddad, and the Persistence Theatre Company Erin Delaney Jenn Deon & Dave Walsh In memory of Fran Deon, Janet Edmonds, Michelle Jackson & Rita Walsh Mary Devine Gerri Downey |
Yvonne Earle
In honour of Wendy Williams, former city councillor (St. John's) and former leader of Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women; and in memory of Dorothy Carnell Earle; Joan Loveday Earle; and Joyce Hall - teacher extraordinaire and boundary pusher. Carolyn Emerson Ann Fagan For my Mom, Kathleen (Bradley) Fagan 1924-2007, the strongest and bravest of women Brenda Gagnon Krista Galbraith Kathy Hickman For all the women who fought courageously to give women the right to vote. Danika Hyatt Lauren Hyatt Sylina Jones Joelene King Yamuna Kutty "In loving memory of Ravindran Nair, my little brother, Covid-19 victim" Jeanette Lambermont-Morey Ruth Lawrence In memory of Frances "Fannie" Knowling McNeil (14 March 1869 - 23 February 1928) Ruby Legge In honour of Lorraine Crummey, Rebecca Crummey and Naomi Crummey Lara Maynard Joanne MacDonald Leslie MacLeod Debbie McGee Juanita Mercer For Victoria Lorraine Michael In honour of Ann Michael, Janet Michael, Sandra Michael Sorensen, and Lorraine Michael Kathleen Morrissey In honour of Elaine Sullivan Elizabeth Murphy Richard Murphy In memory of Catherine Murphy Geri Nichols Caroline Nicholson Patricia O'Brien Shane & Marie O'Dea In honour of Helena McGrath Frecker, the FIRST graduate of Memorial University College in 1926 Liz Ohle Votes for Women! Cher O'Keefe To my daughter, Sarah Power and for Rebecca Pardy. Sheilagh O'Leary |
Elisabeth Pardy Hartling
For Sheila Marie Gushue (née Kelly): pioneer, matriarch, soulmate, endlessly supportive grandmother on her 90th birthday. Joan Peck In celebration of Margot Duley, Carol Haddad, and the Persistence Theatre Company Joyce Penney Tina Pomroy Michelle Power Dedicated to the resilient women of this province who have raised themselves up after heartbreaking loss of children and partners. They chose to thrive and contribute. Mary Purchase Evelyn Reid For my grandmothers Beatrice Burton & Evelyn Reid; for my mother Joyce Burton; and my aunt Lillias Downey. Doreen Riche In honour of Frances Knickle Rebecca Rose Paul Rowe For Bessie Rowe Emily Samson Stares In dedication to the Stares and Sampson women who lived, worked, and played here before us. Margaret Stares For Margaret Stares, who raised us up and set a fantastic example of being a strong woman. Thanks, Mom! For Joanne Stares, the coolest sister of all time... and now that's cast in stone. Thanks for always being someone to look up to! Lynn Sullivan Dr. Annette and Dr. Michael Staveley Christine Taylor-Fearing Donna Walsh For Theresa K.J. Walsh & Donna Walsh Abra Whitney In honour of the fiercely strong women in the Whitney, McGee, Forrester and Pelletier Families Kate Wilson For Millicent Fleming Moran, loving Gran to Jax, Charlie and Stewie, and Bonus Mama to me. We are so happy to have you in our lives! Nancy Winsor Christine Winters Vannie Woodford For Scarlett Li Yu Chen Durnford and Skye Dora Yu Han Durnford - May you both grow in strength, compassion, love, and wisdom like your wonderful Mama and the other great women in your lives. In memory of my beloved grandmothers, Mary Frizzell and Joyce Woodford Alison Woolridge Élyse Young Courtney Zwicker In honour of Megan NorrisDr.Annette and Dr.Michael Staveley. |
