First Canadian of Asian descent to be named Rhodes Scholar
First female MLA in New Brunswick
1970
First female cabinet minister in New Brunswick
1972
First female senator from Nova Scotia appointed
1979
First Canadian elected to the Human Rights Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
1981
First female Rhodes Scholar from Mount Allison University
1986
First female Chancellor of Mount Allison University
1987
Brig. Gen. Sheila Hellstrom
First female regular force member to achieve the rank of brigadier-general
1990
First female President of Mount Allison University
1994
First female Lieutenant-Govenor of New Brunswick