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Norma Rae

Where:

North Carolina

When:

The 1970s

The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right. — Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

Released in 1979 — 110 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

English