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|align="center" | '''Year'''  
| align="center" | '''Year'''
|align="center" | '''Women's firsts at UNB'''  
| align="center" | '''Women's firsts at UNB'''
|align="center" | '''Name'''  
| align="center" | '''Name'''
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| 1829  
| 1829
| ...to be employed by [[Brief History of UNB|King's College]]  
| ...to be employed by [[Brief History of UNB|King's College]]
| Charlotte Turner  
| Charlotte Turner
|-
|-
| 1889  
| 1889
| ...to graduate from the [[Brief History of UNB|University of New Brunswick]]  
| ...to graduate from the [[Brief History of UNB|University of New Brunswick]]
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]  
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to win the Governor-General's Gold Medal (Stanley Gold Medal)  
| ...to win the Governor-General's Gold Medal (Stanley Gold Medal)
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]  
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to work on the staff of the ''University Monthly'' (later known as ''The Brunswickan'')  
| ...to work on the staff of the ''University Monthly'' (later known as ''The Brunswickan'')
| Eliza B. Hunter  
| Eliza B. Hunter
|-
|-
| 1892  
| 1892
| ...to enrol in the Saint John Law School (later the UNB Law School)  
| ...to enrol in the Saint John Law School (later the UNB Law School)
| [[Edith Leavitt Hanington]]  
| [[Edith Leavitt Hanington]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive the Douglas Gold Medal  
| ...to receive the Douglas Gold Medal
| [[Ellen Peake]]  
| [[Ellen Peake]]
|-
|-
| 1893  
| 1893
| ...to receive the Alumni Gold Medal  
| ...to receive the Alumni Gold Medal
| Frances Everett  
| Frances Everett
|-
|-
| 1899  
| 1899
| ...to receive a Master of Arts degree from UNB  
| ...to receive a Master of Arts degree from UNB
| Sara Hamilton (McKee) Baird  
| Sara Hamilton (McKee) Baird
|-
|-
| 1905  
| 1905
| ...first black woman to graduate from UNB  
| ...first black woman to graduate from UNB
| [[Mary Matilda Winslow]]  
| [[Mary Matilda Winslow]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (Saint John Law School)  
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (Saint John Law School)
| [[Mabel French|Mabel Pricilla Penery French]]  
| [[Mabel French|Mabel Pricilla Penery French]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive an [[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/about.php honorary degree]]  
| ...to receive an [[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/about.php honorary degree]]
| [[Lydia Jane (Gregory) Armstrong]]  
| [[Lydia Jane (Gregory) Armstrong]]
|-
|-
| 1920  
| 1920
| ...recipient of the Lord Beaverbrook Undergraduate Scholarship  
| ...recipient of the Lord Beaverbrook Undergraduate Scholarship
| [[Florence T. Snodgrass|Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass]]  
| [[Florence T. Snodgrass|Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass]]
|-
|-
| 1923-24  
| 1923-24
| ...to enroll and graduate from the UNB Law School (in Saint John)  
| ...to enroll and graduate from the UNB Law School (in Saint John)
| [[Margaret Hanington Teed]]  
| [[Margaret Hanington Teed]]
|-
|-
| 1930?  
| 1930?
| ...matron of the Men's Residence ([[Lady Beaverbrook Residence]])  
| ...matron of the Men's Residence ([[Lady Beaverbrook Residence]])
| [[Mary Green]]  
| [[Mary Green]]
|-
|-
| 1932  
| 1932
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)  
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
| Ruth Anna C. Foster  
| Ruth Anna C. Foster
|-
|-
| 1935  
| 1935
| ...first Jewish woman to graduate from UNB  
| ...first Jewish woman to graduate from UNB
| [[Ethel Frances Singer]]  
| [[Ethel Frances Singer]]
|-
|-
| 1938  
| 1938
| ...first woman Vice-President of the Students' Representative Council (later known as the [[Student Union]])  
| ...first woman Vice-President of the Students' Representative Council (later known as the [[Student Union]])
| Dorothy McC. Kydd  
| Dorothy McC. Kydd
|-
|-
| 1939  
| 1939
| ...to give the Alumni Oration (both at UNB and in Canada)  
| ...to give the Alumni Oration (both at UNB and in Canada)
| [[Mabel Sterling]]  
| [[Mabel Sterling]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive an honorary doctorate  
| ...to receive an honorary doctorate
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]  
| [[Mary K. Tibbits]]
|-
|-
| 1941  
| 1941
| ...woman editor-in-chief of ''The Brunswickan''  
| ...woman editor-in-chief of ''The Brunswickan''
| Mary T. McMenamon  
| Mary T. McMenamon
|-
|-
| 1944  
| 1944
| ...to be appointed to the university faculty (Department of Education and [[Department of Philosophy|Philosophy]])  
| ...to be appointed to the university faculty (Department of Education and [[Department of Philosophy|Philosophy]])
| [[Louise M. Thompson|Dr. Louise M. Thompson]]  
| [[Louise M. Thompson|Dr. Louise M. Thompson]]
|-
|-
| 1945  
| 1945
| ...to be appointed University Registrar  
| ...to be appointed University Registrar
| [[Edith Gordon McLeod|Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod]]  
| [[Edith Gordon McLeod|Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod]]
|-
|-
| 1947  
| 1947
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree  
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree
| [[Helen J. Baxter]]  
| [[Helen J. Baxter]]
|-
|-
| 1948  
| 1948
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Science degree (Forestry)  
| ...to receive a Bachelor of Science degree (Forestry)
| [[Mona Roy]]  
| [[Mona Roy]]
|-
|-
| 1950  
| 1950
| ...to receive a Masters of Science degree (Forestry)  
| ...to receive a Masters of Science degree (Forestry)
| [[Mona Roy]]  
| [[Mona Roy]]
|-
|-
| 1952  
| 1952
| ...to manage the [[Bank & Bookstore|Bookstore]]  
| ...to manage the [[Bank & Bookstore|Bookstore]]
| [[Marjorie (Barberie) Logue]]  
| [[Marjorie (Barberie) Logue]]
|-
|-
| 1956  
| 1956
| ...to graduate from UNB's Business Administration program  
| ...to graduate from UNB's Business Administration program
| Anne Christine Robertson  
| Anne Christine Robertson
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive a Ph.D at UNB (Organic chemistry)  
| ...to receive a Ph.D at UNB (Organic chemistry)
| Mary S. Wheatley  
| Mary S. Wheatley
|-
|-
| 1959  
| 1959
| ...professional librarian at UNB  
| ...professional librarian at UNB
| [[Gertrude Gunn|Gertrude E. Gunn]]  
| [[Gertrude Gunn|Gertrude E. Gunn]]
|-
|-
| 1960  
| 1960
| ...to be appointed Dean of Women at UNB Fredericton  
| ...to be appointed Dean of Women at UNB Fredericton
| [[Melinda S. Seaman]]  
| [[Melinda H. Seaman]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive Physical Education degrees  
| ...to receive Physical Education degrees
| Laureen E. MacElmon and M. Diane Smith  
| Laureen E. MacElmon and M. Diane Smith
|-
|-
| 1963  
| 1963
| ...to be a branch manager of the Bank of Montreal in Canada  
| ...to be a branch manager of the Bank of Montreal in Canada
| [[Rebecca Watson]]  
| [[Rebecca Watson]]
|-
|-
| 1968  
| 1968
| ...to be named ''Registrar Emerita''  
| ...to be named ''Registrar Emerita''
| [[Edith Gordon McLeod|Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod]]  
| [[Edith Gordon McLeod|Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod]]
|-
|-
| 1970  
| 1970
| ...to receive a Ph.D in the Faculty of Arts ([[Department of English|English]])  
| ...to receive a Ph.D in the Faculty of Arts ([[Department of English|English]])
| [[Marjorie Dunn Chapman]]  
| [[Marjorie Dunn Chapman]]
|-
|-
| 1973  
| 1973
| ...to be Treasurer of the Alumni Association  
| ...to be Treasurer of the Alumni Association
| [[Rebecca Watson]]  
| [[Rebecca Watson]]
|-
|-
| 1974  
| 1974
| ...to be named ''Professor Emerita''  
| ...to be named ''Professor Emerita''
| [[Florence T. Snodgrass|Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass]]  
| [[Florence T. Snodgrass|Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to receive Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degrees  
| ...to receive Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degrees
| Ulrike Long and Lulu Touckley  
| Ulrike Long and Lulu Touckley
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to to receive a Masters of Computer Science  
| ...to to receive a Masters of Computer Science
| Bonnie Lin Suen  
| Bonnie Lin Suen
|-
|-
| 1980  
| 1980
| ...to be Vice-President of the Alumni Association  
| ...to be Vice-President of the Alumni Association
| [[Rebecca Watson]]  
| [[Rebecca Watson]]
|-
|-
| 1981  
| 1981
| ...to be President of the Alumni Association  
| ...to be President of the Alumni Association
| [[Rebecca Watson]]  
| [[Rebecca Watson]]
|-
|-
| 1982  
| 1982
| ...to become [[Chancellors|Chancellor]]  
| ...to become [[Chancellors|Chancellor]]
| [[Lady Violet Aitken]]  
| [[Lady Violet Aitken]]
|-
|-
| 1984  
| 1984
| ...to be appointed Director of Public Relations  
| ...to be appointed Director of Public Relations
| [[Susan Montague]]  
| [[Susan Montague]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to be named ''Governor Emerita''  
| ...to be named ''Governor Emerita''
| [[Mary Louise Lynch]]  
| [[Mary Louise Lynch]]
|-
|-
| 1987  
| 1987
| ...to be appointed Director of Development  
| ...to be appointed Director of Development
| [[Susan Montague]]  
| [[Susan Montague]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to be elected President of the [[Student Union]]  
| ...to be elected President of the [[Student Union]]
| [[Jane Arnold]]  
| [[Jane Arnold]]
|-
|-
| 1988  
| 1988
| ...to be appointed [[Vice-Presidents (UNBSJ)|Vice-President]] at [[UNB Saint John]]  
| ...to be appointed [[Vice-Presidents (UNBSJ)|Vice-President]] at [[UNB Saint John]]
| [[Doris Ryan]]  
| [[Doris Ryan]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to graduate with a Minor in [[UNB's Women's Studies Programme|Women's Studies]]  
| ...to graduate with a Minor in [[UNB's Women's Studies Programme|Women's Studies]]
| Barbara Buchanan, Karen Jean Braun, and Lisa Calhoun  
| Barbara Buchanan, Karen Jean Braun, and Lisa Calhoun
|-
|-
| 1989  
| 1989
| ...to hold the Women in Engineering Chair at UNB Fredericton  
| ...to hold the Women in Engineering Chair at UNB Fredericton
| [[Monique Frize]]  
| [[Monique Frize]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to be employed as security officers at UNB Fredericton  
| ...to be employed as security officers at UNB Fredericton
| Linda Bragg and Judy Stephenson  
| Linda Bragg and Judy Stephenson
|-
|-
| 1990  
| 1990
| ...to chair the Board of Governors  
| ...to chair the Board of Governors
| [[Ilsa Greenblatt Shore]]  
| [[Ilsa Greenblatt Shore]]
|-
|-
| 1992  
| 1992
| ...to hold the Mary Louise Lynch Chair in Women and the Law at UNB Fredericton  
| ...to hold the Mary Louise Lynch Chair in Women and the Law at UNB Fredericton
| [[Patricia Hughes]]  
| [[Patricia Hughes]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to be appointed Dean of Graduate Studies  
| ...to be appointed Dean of Graduate Studies
| [[Janet Stoppard]]  
| [[Janet Stoppard]]
|-
|-
| 1996  
| 1996
| ...to be appointed Dean of Law  
| ...to be appointed Dean of Law
| [[Anne Warner La Forest]]  
| [[Anne Warner La Forest]]
|-
|-
|  
|  
| ...to be appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of UNB  
| ...to be appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of UNB
| [[Elizabeth Parr-Johnston|Dr. Elizabeth Parr-Johnston]]  
| [[Elizabeth Parr-Johnston|Dr. Elizabeth Parr-Johnston]]
|-
|-
| 1998  
| 1998
| ...to be appointed Dean of Computer Science  
| ...to be appointed Dean of Computer Science
| [[Jane Fritz]]  
| [[Jane Fritz]]
|-
|-
| 2002  
| 2002
| ...to be appointed Dean at [[UNB Saint John]]  
| ...to be appointed Dean at [[UNB Saint John]]
| [[Shelley Rinehart]]  
| [[Shelley Rinehart]]
|-
|-
| 2003  
| 2003
| ...to hold honorary membership in the UNB Associated Alumni  
| ...to hold honorary membership in the UNB Associated Alumni
| [[Susan Montague]]  
| [[Susan Montague]]
|}
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'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
* ''Up the Hill'', 1956
* ''University Monthly'', vol. 18, no. 8, May 1899, p.220.
* UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), 1936-1943, [May] 1932.
* Alumni Clippings, [''Daily Gleaner''], [May] 1956.
* ''Up the Hill'', 1939
* ''The Brunswickan'', vol. 60, no. 14, 7 February 1941, p. 1.
* ''Alumni News'', vol. 14, no. 2, June 1960, p. 3.
* Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick''. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 41.
* ''University Monthly'', vol. 10, no. 7, October 1890, p. 12.
* UA RG 33; Box 1; Vouchers-Statements, 1827-29; Statement no. 6, Benjamin Gale.
* [[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/ UNB Honorary Degrees Database]]


*''Up the Hill'', 1956
*''University Monthly'', vol. 18, no. 8, May 1899, p.220.
*UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), 1936-1943, [May] 1932.
*Alumni Clippings, [''Daily Gleaner''], [May] 1956.
*''Up the Hill'', 1939
*''The Brunswickan'', vol. 60, no. 14, 7 February 1941, p. 1.
*''Alumni News'', vol. 14, no. 2, June 1960, p. 3.
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick''. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 41.
*''University Monthly'', vol. 10, no. 7, October 1890, p. 12.
*UA RG 33; Box 1; Vouchers-Statements, 1827-29; Statement no. 6, Benjamin Gale.
*[[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/ UNB Honorary Degrees Database]]


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Firsts for women at the University of New Brunswick include students, staff, and faculty.

Year Women's firsts at UNB Name
1829 ...to be employed by King's College Charlotte Turner
1889 ...to graduate from the University of New Brunswick Mary K. Tibbits
...to win the Governor-General's Gold Medal (Stanley Gold Medal) Mary K. Tibbits
...to work on the staff of the University Monthly (later known as The Brunswickan) Eliza B. Hunter
1892 ...to enrol in the Saint John Law School (later the UNB Law School) Edith Leavitt Hanington
...to receive the Douglas Gold Medal Ellen Peake
1893 ...to receive the Alumni Gold Medal Frances Everett
1899 ...to receive a Master of Arts degree from UNB Sara Hamilton (McKee) Baird
1905 ...first black woman to graduate from UNB Mary Matilda Winslow
...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (Saint John Law School) Mabel Pricilla Penery French
...to receive an [honorary degree] Lydia Jane (Gregory) Armstrong
1920 ...recipient of the Lord Beaverbrook Undergraduate Scholarship Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass
1923-24 ...to enroll and graduate from the UNB Law School (in Saint John) Margaret Hanington Teed
1930? ...matron of the Men's Residence (Lady Beaverbrook Residence) Mary Green
1932 ...to receive a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) Ruth Anna C. Foster
1935 ...first Jewish woman to graduate from UNB Ethel Frances Singer
1938 ...first woman Vice-President of the Students' Representative Council (later known as the Student Union) Dorothy McC. Kydd
1939 ...to give the Alumni Oration (both at UNB and in Canada) Mabel Sterling
...to receive an honorary doctorate Mary K. Tibbits
1941 ...woman editor-in-chief of The Brunswickan Mary T. McMenamon
1944 ...to be appointed to the university faculty (Department of Education and Philosophy) Dr. Louise M. Thompson
1945 ...to be appointed University Registrar Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod
1947 ...to receive a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree Helen J. Baxter
1948 ...to receive a Bachelor of Science degree (Forestry) Mona Roy
1950 ...to receive a Masters of Science degree (Forestry) Mona Roy
1952 ...to manage the Bookstore Marjorie (Barberie) Logue
1956 ...to graduate from UNB's Business Administration program Anne Christine Robertson
...to receive a Ph.D at UNB (Organic chemistry) Mary S. Wheatley
1959 ...professional librarian at UNB Gertrude E. Gunn
1960 ...to be appointed Dean of Women at UNB Fredericton Melinda H. Seaman
...to receive Physical Education degrees Laureen E. MacElmon and M. Diane Smith
1963 ...to be a branch manager of the Bank of Montreal in Canada Rebecca Watson
1968 ...to be named Registrar Emerita Edith "Edie" Gordon McLeod
1970 ...to receive a Ph.D in the Faculty of Arts (English) Marjorie Dunn Chapman
1973 ...to be Treasurer of the Alumni Association Rebecca Watson
1974 ...to be named Professor Emerita Dr. Florence T. Snodgrass
...to receive Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degrees Ulrike Long and Lulu Touckley
...to to receive a Masters of Computer Science Bonnie Lin Suen
1980 ...to be Vice-President of the Alumni Association Rebecca Watson
1981 ...to be President of the Alumni Association Rebecca Watson
1982 ...to become Chancellor Lady Violet Aitken
1984 ...to be appointed Director of Public Relations Susan Montague
...to be named Governor Emerita Mary Louise Lynch
1987 ...to be appointed Director of Development Susan Montague
...to be elected President of the Student Union Jane Arnold
1988 ...to be appointed Vice-President at UNB Saint John Doris Ryan
...to graduate with a Minor in Women's Studies Barbara Buchanan, Karen Jean Braun, and Lisa Calhoun
1989 ...to hold the Women in Engineering Chair at UNB Fredericton Monique Frize
...to be employed as security officers at UNB Fredericton Linda Bragg and Judy Stephenson
1990 ...to chair the Board of Governors Ilsa Greenblatt Shore
1992 ...to hold the Mary Louise Lynch Chair in Women and the Law at UNB Fredericton Patricia Hughes
...to be appointed Dean of Graduate Studies Janet Stoppard
1996 ...to be appointed Dean of Law Anne Warner La Forest
...to be appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of UNB Dr. Elizabeth Parr-Johnston
1998 ...to be appointed Dean of Computer Science Jane Fritz
2002 ...to be appointed Dean at UNB Saint John Shelley Rinehart
2003 ...to hold honorary membership in the UNB Associated Alumni Susan Montague

Note(s): Names within parentheses indicate maiden names

See also: Early Women Faculty at UNB and Notable Women at UNB

Source(s):

  • Up the Hill, 1956
  • University Monthly, vol. 18, no. 8, May 1899, p.220.
  • UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), 1936-1943, [May] 1932.
  • Alumni Clippings, [Daily Gleaner], [May] 1956.
  • Up the Hill, 1939
  • The Brunswickan, vol. 60, no. 14, 7 February 1941, p. 1.
  • Alumni News, vol. 14, no. 2, June 1960, p. 3.
  • Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 41.
  • University Monthly, vol. 10, no. 7, October 1890, p. 12.
  • UA RG 33; Box 1; Vouchers-Statements, 1827-29; Statement no. 6, Benjamin Gale.
  • [UNB Honorary Degrees Database]


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