Women's Labour in Newfoundland and Labrador Scanning Party | Heritage NL & Torbay History House

Heritage NL is working with Torbay History House and the town of Torbay to host a Women’s Labour in Newfoundland and Labrador Scanning Party.

Whether it be paid or unpaid, professional or domestic, women have a long history of labour in Newfoundland and Labrador. Many factors like the first and second world war, women suffrage, and union movements have radically changed women’s relationship with labour. As we just passed the 100th anniversary since the beginning of women’s suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador we are working to better document that relationship. We will be hosting scanning parties with various communities to collect primary sources, such as photographs, letters, maps, journal entries, postcards, training manuals, certificates and diplomas.

The questions we hope to answer are where and how did the women in your family history or yourself work? What jobs (paid or unpaid) did women take on? Where in your town/ community did they work? What skills/ knowledge do women hold? Where did this knowledge come from? What leadership positions did women hold in your town/ community?

The scanning party will be happening February 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Torbay History House. It’s free to attend and scanned materials will be uploaded to the MUN Digital Archive Initiative (DAI) and provided to the community.

We hope to see you there!