Catherine Griffiths

Catherine Griffiths (1885-1988) who moved to Finsbury, now Islington, after the First World War. As a teen, she trained as a State Registered Nurse and was a suffragist. She was one of the original members of the Women’s Committee of the Labour Party in Finsbury. She was a Labour Councillor from 1937-1965 and became the Mayor of Finsbury 1960-61. In 1983, Catherine was awarded the Islington Freedom of the Borough.