Dora Oake Russell

Dora Oake Russell (March 7, 1912 – February 9, 1986) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian writer and educator. She completed a teacher training course and began teaching in St. John's in 1933.

She married Ted Russell in January 1935. The couple moved to Springdale later that year. In 1939, they moved to Harbour Breton and then lived in Bonne Bay from 1940 until 1943, when they moved back to St. John's. Later that year, she became the first women's editor of The Evening Telegram. She retired from the newspaper in 1949. During the 1950s, she was women's editor for The Daily News. She later wrote a weekly column for The Evening Telegram during the 1960s.

Russell was a founding member of the St. John's Centre branch of the Royal Astronomical Society and was also a leader in the Girl Guides of Canada;

Dora and her husband had five children, including Elizabeth (Russell) Miller and Kelly Russell, a popular Newfoundland musician.