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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.

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.

In this video, Mollie talks about starting the "Midwest Daily Record" and working as a secretary for the communist newspaper. She also describes how she met her first husband, Carl Lieber, when he was hired as a reporter.

Mollie talks about the founding of CLUW and how it will help women and the labor movement.

When Mollie stood to speak at the 1973 ITU Convention, she became the first woman to address the union. With this bold step, she inspired change.

This small book was given to Mollie when she visited Moscow with the other American delegates from the Young Communist League. The inscription inside the front cover reads: "Miss Molly Lieber, from the Young Communist League of the Moscow…

A certificate given to Mollie commemorating the tribute to her life and work presented in Congress by Representative Janice Schakowsky.

A schedule showing some of the courses that Mollie West took while enrolled at Mundelein College's Weekend College in the late 1970s.

Mollie West making a speech in front of a crowd.

In 1979, Mollie West ran for Executive Committee of the Chicago Typographical Union and was elected again.