Labor Day Tribute to Norma Rae and the Woman Who Inspired Her

Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:30 am

Sally Field won an Oscar for her performance as Norma Rae, inspired by the real-life Crystal Lee Sutton. She died in 2009 of brain cancer following a fight with her insurance company to get the treatment she needed. Her papers are at Alamance Community College, where she received certification as a nurse’s assistant.

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