Social activist and environmentalist Hazel "Leo" Wolf (1898-2000) was born Hazel Anna Cummings Anderson in Victoria, British Columbia and lived in the Seattle area for most of her life. Wolf's causes ranged from the rights of workers, women, and minorities to the protection of wilderness, wetlands, and wildlife. She became involved in labor issues after moving to Seattle in 1923, a single mother, struggling to support herself and her young child with a series of low-paying jobs. She became nationally recognized and was awarded the National Audubon Society's Medal of Excellence. She traveled and lectured intensively, making connections with and between Indigenous people, labor, and environmentalists. A film festival, a wetlands preserve, a bird sanctuary, a high school, and a Seattle Audubon Society endowment all carry her name, in tribute to a woman who proudly described herself as a lifelong "rabble rouser."

In this image 87-year-old Hazel Wolf paddles a kayak.

Caption information source: "Wolf, Hazel (1898-2000)," by Cassandra Tate, HistoryLink.org Essay 8794
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, October 10, 1985, page C1