Estelle Cuffe Hawley fonds
Estelle Cuffe Hawley (1894-1995) was an educator, businesswoman and politician who became the first woman alderman on the St. Catharines City Council. This collection mostly contains material about Estelle's career and activities. However, she does comment on the need for volunteerism and sacrifice in her role as a local politician. Further, in her family documents, there are letters to Estelle from her brother Ted Cuffe, written while he was serving abroad during World War I. Other letters written to Estelle by those serving during World War I can be found in the personal correspondence.
Some of the material from this collection has been digitized and can be found in the Digital Repository.
