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Norma Rae Webster: I love you kids. That's the first thing. And Sonny loves you. You got the both of us. Second thing is... I'm a jailbird. Now, you're gonna be hearing that, and a lot of other things. But you're gonna hear it from me first. Millie, your daddy, his name was Buddy Wilson. And he died four months after you was born. Craig, I wasn't never married to your daddy. And he wasn't Buddy. And he's not Sonny. He's another man. And there have been others in my life. You're gonna be hearing about them too. I'm not perfect. I made mistakes. Millie, these are pictures of your daddy. Craig, I got pictures of your daddy. They belong to you. If you go in the mill, I want life to be better for you than it is for me. That's why I joined up with the union, and that's why I got fired for it. You understand me? Now, you kids, you know what I am. And you know that I believe in standing up for what I think is right. Go to the bathroom before you get back into bed. Take your pictures. Go on.
Norma Rae Webster: [to her husband Sonny] I'm gonna take a bath. There's lice in that jail
Norma Rae Webster: [to her husband Sonny] I'm gonna take a bath. There's lice in that jail
Full Transcript
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I love you kids
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That's the first thing
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And Sonny loves you
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You got the both of us
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The second thing is
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I'm a jailbird
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Now you're going to be hearing that
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and a lot of other things
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But you're going to hear it from me first
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Millie
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Your daddy
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His name was Buddy Wilson
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He died four months after you was born
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Craig
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I wasn't never married to your daddy
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And he wasn't Buddy
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And he's not Sonny
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He's another man
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And there have been others in my life
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You're going to be hearing about them too
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I'm not perfect
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I made mistakes
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Millie these are pictures of your daddy
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Craig I got pictures of your daddy
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They belong to you
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If you go in the mill
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I want life to be better for you than it is for me
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That's why I joined the union
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and that's why I got fired for it
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You understand me
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Now you kids
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you know what I am
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And you know that I believe
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in standing up for what I think is right
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Go to the bathroom before you get into bed
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Take your pictures
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Go on
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I'll take a bath
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There's lice in that jail
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Movie Summary
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.
