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5 days ago · Under the guidance of a New York unionizer (Ron Leibman) and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Based on a true story, Norma Rae is the mesmerizing tale of a modern day heroine.
- Martin Ritt
- Sally Field
Jun 1, 2024 · “Norma Rae” is a movie based on a true story about a woman fighting for workers’ rights, and it inspired real-life activism and discussions about important social issues like feminism and labor rights.
Jun 20, 2024 · Sally Field in ‘Norma Rae’ in 1979. Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism.
Jun 13, 2024 · Norma Rae meet Charlie Faye, a compulsive list-maker who filled her notebooks with things to do, people to call and e-mail and the occasional set of song lyrics. Charlie Faye at home 2008. Statesman photo, I think Jay Janner’s.
Jun 6, 2024 · Crystal Lee Sutton, the Burlington woman whose union organizing efforts were chronicled by Sally Field in the Oscar-winning movie “Norma Rae,” died Friday in Burlington after a long illness....
Jun 10, 2024 · She had her first child at 17, a preemie, and lost her husband to a car accident the same year. She worked in a factory for 20 years and eventually became the president of the union. She left the factory and traveled the country as a union organizer. She was the Norma Rae of her time; she even signed the factory that Norma Rae couldn’t.
1 day ago · The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (internationally titled The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.
