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Norma Rae

Snaps for Elle Woods! Why 'Lady Lawyers' Are Indebted to Legally Blonde's Main Character

Christina Pesoli | Posted 05.08.2013 | Women
Read More: Women in the Workplace, Attorneys, Miss Congeniality, Women's History Month, Elle Woods, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Norma Rae, Legally Blonde, Sally Field, Women News
Christina Pesoli

I realize Elle is not real, but that doesn't make her contribution to contemporary society any less significant. In order to properly explain my debt of gratitude to this fictional character, a little background is in order.

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ReThinking Norma Rae: A Union Icon Falls Fighting the Healthcare Industry

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Movie Reviews, Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews, Employee Free Choice Act, Crystal Lee Sutton, Health Care Reform, Rethink Reviews, Norma Rae, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Jonathan Kim, Health Care, Labor Unions, Unions, Movie Critic, Healthcare, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

We should be thankful that Crystal Lee Sutton's struggle to help the working poor has been immortalized in a film as great as Norma Rae for generations to enjoy and be inspired by.

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Crystal Lee Sutton, the Real "Norma Rae," Was a Fighter to the End

Bruce Raynor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Labor, Workers, Labor Unions, Unions, North Carolina, Norma Rae, Healthy Living News
Bruce Raynor

Our nation lost a great hero and champion of working people. Crystal Lee Sutton was an inspiration to every worker who holds out hope and is prepared to fight for justice and respect at work.

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The Lure of Strong Women

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Strong Women in Movies, All About Eve, Faye Dunaway, The Front Page, Bette Davis, Rosalind Russell, Movies, Sarah Palin, The Official Story, Norma Aleandro, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Joan Crawford, I'm No Angel, Mrs. Brown, The Rose Tatoo, Dead Man Walking, Mildred Pierce, Anna Magnani, Whale Rider, Judi Dench, Keisha Castle-Hughes, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Coal Miner's Daughter, Ellen Burstyn, Sally Field, Mae West, Hud, Patricia Neal, Norma Rae, The Accused, Loretta Lynn, Kelly McGillis, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Entertainment News
John Farr

Over the years, movies built on strong female characters have consistently entertained and inspired us. Instinctively, we root for these characters as we do for all non-conformists.

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