Hazel Wolf
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Hazel Wolf (March 10, 1898 – January 19, 2000) was an
As a member of the
Biography
Hazel Wolf was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She grew up poor and her early years were largely dominated by class and poverty issues. Her father was a sergeant in the Canadian merchant marines and her mother was a native of Indiana.
In 1901, her brother, named after her father but generally referred to as "Sonny," was born. In 1903, her sister Dorothy was born. Her father died in 1908.[3][4] Hazel was formally trained as a social worker but felt most at home among her people. This led to her involvement in the Communist party, where she felt she was doing 'real' social work.
By the time of
On June 12, 1999, she was the guest speaker at the AILA Annual Conference.[4]
Death
Hazel Wolf died on January 19, 2000, at 101 years of age.[1][4] She commented in Studs Terkel's "Coming of Age", "I'm going to live till the year 2000, so I can have been in three centuries. Then I'm going."[6]
Honors
- Founded in 1998, the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival ran for 10 years in Seattle, operated by the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network.[7][5]
- In 1998, King County, Washington, renamed Eastside's Saddle Swamp the Hazel Wolf Wetland Preserve.[8][9]
- Waldorf school that opened in 1999 and merged with Seattle Waldorf Schoolin 2007.
- Originally the Seattle Public Schools Jane Addams K-8, a new building was built, and the school renamed the Hazel Wolf K-8 E-STEM School.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "Hazel Wolf". www.whidbeyaudubon.org.
- ^ Starbuck, Susan. 2005. “Crossing Boundaries: Hazel Wolf Inside the Environmental Establishment.” Pacific Northwest Quarterly 96 (2). University of Washington: 85–94.
- ISBN 9780295994857.
- ^ a b c "Great Moments in AILA History". Immigration Law Today. 19 (3): D-6. 2000.
- ^ a b "Hazel Wolf (1898 – 2000) Activist / Citizen / Environmentalist / Leader". Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ name="Coming of Age" by Studs Terkel
- ISBN 9780312379544.
- ISBN 9781906093006.
- ^ "Hazel Wolf Wetlands". Washington Trails Association. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "About Hazel Wolf". Seattle Public Schools. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Hazel Wolf K-8 E-STEM School". NAC Architecture. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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