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On May 30, 1937, Mollie West attended a rally in support of the workers strike at Republic Steel. The protest turned violent, changing Mollie's life.

Mollie tells about a formative experience in high school in which she organized a strike to protest the funding cuts that would eliminate the school orchestra and other programs for students.

Mollie married James West in 1948.

Lois Ronen, member of the Chicago Newspaper Guild, and Mollie L. West, member of the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, attending January 4, 1986 rally supporting striking printers, mailers, and pressmaen against the Chicago Tribune. Site is the…

Mollie West at her graduation from Mundelein College's Weekend College in 1978 with Addie Wyatt, a prominent labor activist who gave the address at the graduation ceremony.

Police officers charge into a crowd of supporters of the Little Steel Strike in front of the the Republic Steel plant in Chicago on May 30, 1937.

Women represent the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) in a strike at the Chicago Tribune.

Mollie West represents her local union, Local 16, as an elected delegate at the 1976 ITU Convention.