Mollie Lieber West at graduation ceremony, 1978

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Title

Mollie Lieber West at graduation ceremony, 1978

Description

Mollie Lieber West wears her cap and gown while standing and holding a piece of paper. West was on the committee to plan her year's graduation ceremony at Mundelein College and encouraged the school to choose a female commencement speaker, so she was given the honor of introducing the speaker. She earned her degree in Labor Education in two years, with credit from life and work experience, as well as knowledge of Yiddish.

Date, date span, or circa acceptable

1978

File name

Mollie West Graduation 1978

Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives

Women and Leadership Archives

Source

Mollie Lieber West Papers, Women and Leadership Archives

Subject

Mollie Lieber West, Mundelein College, Graduation

Rights

The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. Permission to copy or publish must be obtained from the Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago. Please send inquiries to wlarchives@luc.edu.

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Mollie Lieber West at graduation ceremony, 1978