Trailblazers
The trailblazing women in the Yukon had to be strong-willed and innovative in order to survive, sustain their families, and build communities in the North.
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Grace (Graham) Bartsch
1871 – 1959
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Belinda Agnes Mulrooney
1872 – 1905
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Phoebe Elizabeth (Burns) Reynolds
1874 – 1956
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Elizabeth Jane Symington (Moreland) Ballentine
1876 – 1947
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Kitty Rockwell (Klondike Kate)
1876 – 1957
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Laura Beatrice (Thompson) Berton
1878 – 1967
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Lucille Hall Hunter
1878 – 1972
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Elsie Britton
1879 – 1960
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Elsie Miller
1910 – 1944
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Alice Agnes (Nancy) (Hughes) Firth
1911 – 1995
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Jennie (Jean) Francis (Callbreath) Jamieson
1913 – 2015
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Edna Gladys Cooper
1913 – 2008
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Jennie (Jean) Francis (Callbreath) Jamieson
1913 – 2015
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Martha (Burian) Collins
1916 – 2016
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Diamond Yee Jing (Chan) Quong
1917 – 2009
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Ethel Lougene Wilkinson
1917 – 1985
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Flo (Elliott) Whyard
1917 – 2012
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Gertrude Jean Gordon
1918 – 2008
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Dorothy (Matson) Smith
1920 – 2019
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Evelyn Mae (Babe) Richards
1924 – 2016
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Joyce (Richards) Yardley
1925 – 2016
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Victoria (Kinaschuk) Graham
1925 – 2006
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Pearl (Gray) Bell
1925 – 2010
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Gudrun “Goodie” (Erickson) Sparling
1926 – 2018
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Josephine (“Josie”) Jacquot Sias
1927 – 2012
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Rose Marie Toole
1928 – 2020
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Esther Mary (Jo) Fisher
1929 – 2010
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Beatrice Lorne
1929 – 1945
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Cora (Sheaves) Grant
1930 – 2020
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Barbara Hannah (Griffith) Hanulik
1930 – 2022
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Janet Louise (Moisan) Couture
1930 – 2015
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Laura May Blaker
1930 – 2020
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Eva Anne Helene (Poehls) Wohlfarth
1932 – 2019
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Millie (McMurphy) Jones
1932 – 2021
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Marlene (Rewers) Sudeyko
1933 – 2021
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Minnie O’Connor
1933 – 2022
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Dorothy (Walker) Sorensen
1934 – 2021
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Margaret (Jones) Baltimore
1934 – 2021
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Norma (Freeman) Burrell
1934 – 2021
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June (Gibbs) Cable
1935 – 2021
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Margaret “Maggie” (Wood) Wallingham
1937 – 2019
