Crystal Lee Sutton (née Pulley; December 31, 1940 – September 11, 2009) was an American union organizer and advocate who gained fame in 1979 when the film Norma Rae was released, based on events related to her being fired from her job at the J.P. Stevens plant in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on May 30, 1973 for "insubordination" after she copied an anti-union letter posted on the company bulletin board.
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Crystal Lee Sutton 1 January 1941 North Carolina
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Died |
11 September 2009 (aged 68) Burlington, North Carolina
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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