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Isobel Gunn
1781-08-05 – 1861-11-07
Life & Legacy
Isabel (or Isabella) Gunn (1 August 1781 – 7 November 1861), also known as John Fubbister or Mary Fubbister, was a Scottish labourer employed by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), noted for having passed herself off as a man, thereby becoming the first European woman to travel to Rupert's Land, now part of Western Canada. Gunn's ruse was not caught until 1807 when she gave birth to a baby boy while working for the HBC.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6085310 — wikidata View source
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