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Norma Rae

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

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.16.2009 | 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 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Labor, Workers, Labor Unions, Unions, North Carolina, Norma Rae, 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 10.25.2008 | 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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