Willie Mae Reid (born April 20, 1928) is an American politician who ran as theSocialist Workers Party candidate forMayor ofChicago in 1975, winning 16,693 votes but coming in third place againstRichard J. Daley.^[1] The number had fallen from the number of signatures she had acquired to get on the ballot, 66,000.^[2] She also ran as their vice presidential candidate in1976 (presidential candidate:Peter Camejo) and1992 (presidential candidate:James "Mac" Warren), winning 91,314 votes.^[3]

• The racist offensive against busing: the lessons of Boston, how to fight back (1974)
• Last hired, first fired. Affirmative action vs seniority NY: Pathfinder Press. 1975.
• Black Women's Struggle for Equality NY: Pathfinder Press. (1976) (co-author)
• Which way for the women's movement? How to win against the attacks on women's rights NY: Pathfinder Press. (1977) (co-author)

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