Letter from Mollie to Carl, January 23, 1945
This letter from Mollie to Carl Lieber describes Mollie's return to work at the American Youth for Democracy after losing her baby and recovering from her health crisis.
Mollie Lieber West Papers
1945
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Letter from Mollie to Carl, June 1944
In this letter from Mollie to her husband Carl Lieber, Mollie announces to Carl that she is pregnant. She also discusses the reactions of her colleagues to her decision to continue working as much as possible during her pregnancy and after having her baby. Her experience provides insight into the attitudes toward working women and working mothers.
Mollie Lieber West Papers
June 1944
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Letter from Mollie to Carl, October 3, 1943
The correspondence from Mollie Leiber West to Carl Leiber describes the events at the Youth Communist League (YCL) convention when it disbanded. In the letter, Mollie describes the quick and dramatic dissolution of the YCL and the founding of American Youth for Democracy.
Mollie Leiber West Papers
ca. 1943-1944
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Memorial Day Massacre
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.
Courtesy of Illinois Labor History Society Archives.
May 30, 1937
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Memorial Day Massacre Memories
Mollie remembers the influence the Memorial Day Massacre had on her.
Memories of the Memorial Day Massacre: Excerpt from “West Interview”
Ten minute excerpt of a longer interview Mollie West gave in 1995. This section recalls her experience as a witness to the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago in 1937, where the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators participating in a strike against Republic Steel.
1995
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Mollie and Carl Leiber
Photograph of Mollie shown with first husband Carl Leiber in his uniform.
Mollie Leiber West Papers
ca. 1943
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Mollie and Family in Poland
Young Mollie West (nee Shieman) shown with her immediate family, Father “Harry” Shieman, Mother “Minnie” Mindel Shieman, and younger brother Louis in Poland.
Mollie Leiber West Papers
ca. 1926-1928
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Mollie and James West
Mollie married James West in 1948.
Mollie and other youth delegates visiting Moscow
Mollie [far left] pictured with other delegates in Moscow. The United States delegation was invited to visit the Soviet Union while they were in Europe attending the World Youth Congress in London and the World Student Congress in Czechoslovakia.
Mollie Leiber West Papers
ca. 1945
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