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   The Willmar 8 were eight female employees of the Citizens National Bank in Willmar, Minnesota, USA who went on strike on December 16, 1977 over charges of sex discrimination. The tellers and bookkeepers were protesting unequal pay and unequal opportunities for advancement. [1]

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   • West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.

     Northwoods League: Stingers offense strikes again in Mankato

     Jul. 8—MANKATO — Willmar scored 12 runs, including nine in the second inning, on 15 hits for a two-game sweep of the

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   • West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.

     VFW baseball: Willmar brings home a couple more wins

     Jul. 8—WILLMAR — The Willmar VFW baseball team is cruising. With a doubleheader sweep over Marshall Black on Monday ...

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   • West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.

     Northwoods League: Willmar Stingers surge to win over Mankato MoonDogs

     Three Willmar players finished with multiple hits in a 12-8 victory over the Mankato MoonDogs at ISG Field. Leading Willmar& ...

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   • The Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.

     Classic car shows still rolling right along in Minnesota, North Dakota this summer

     Jul. 2—From muscle cars to Model T's, speedsers to vintage, the chrome is getting shined up and motors revved as classic car lovers are ready to hit the ...

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   • West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.

     Tribune Notebook: Kandi Elites earn a national title

     Jul. 2—ORLANDO, Fla. — Willmar volleyball star Gretchen Volk is a national champion. The rising senior helped lead the Kandi Elite Volleyball ...

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   • West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.

     2024 Hengstler-Ranweiler Award: Hard work pays off for BOLD's Kenzie Visser

     Jul. 5—Every practice and every game was a chance for Kenzie Visser to put in a full day's work. All of Visser's coaches at BOLD High School — in volleyball, girls basketball and track and field ...

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4. www.twincities.com › 2017/12/16 › 40-years-later40 years later, women who formed the ‘Willmar 8’ keep up ...

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   Dec 16, 2017 · Forty years later, the Willmar 8, consisting of Irene Wallin, Sylvia Erickson Koll, Sandi Treml, Teren Novotny, Doris Boshart, Shirley Solyntjes, Jane Harguth Groothuis and Glennis Ter Wisscha,...

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5. www.minnpost.com › minnesota-history › 2013/06/1977In 1977, boss tells Willmar 8 ‘We’re not all ... - MinnPost

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   Jun 28, 2013 · The issue came to a head in April 1977, when the women were told to train a young male employee, who was hired at a better wage, to become their boss, Wilson recounts. They went to see Bank ...

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7. archive.org › details › thewillmar8The Willmar 8 : Yarrow, Mary Beth : Free Download, Borrow ...

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   The Willmar 8. Tells the story of eight unassuming, apolitical women in America's heartland - Willmar, Minnesota - who were driven by sex discrimination at work to take the most unexpected step of their lives and found themselves in the forefront of the struggle for women's rights.

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8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0229847The Willmar 8 (1981) - IMDb

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   Apr 24, 1981 · The Willmar 8: Directed by Lee Grant. With Glennis Andresen, Doris Boshart, Terry Caine, Sylvia Erickson. Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.

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   • Director: Lee Grant
   • Release Date: 1981-04-24

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    What happened to the Willmar 8?

    • Things didn’t work out so well for the Willmar 8. For nearly two years they picketed in front of downtown Willmar’s Citizens National Bank. They never got their pay increases; the NCLB said it was an “economic” strike, so they never got strike-related compensation; and after the strike, seven of them never really got their jobs back.

    In 1977, boss tells Willmar 8 ‘We’re not all equal, you

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    Why did the Willmar 8 go on strike?

    • The Willmar 8 were eight female employees of the Citizens National Bank in Willmar, Minnesota, USA who went on strike on December 16, 1977 over charges of sex discrimination. The tellers and bookkeepers were protesting unequal pay and unequal opportunities for advancement.

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    What is Willmar?

    • Willmar was founded in 2004 and has been active ever since. Over this period Willmar has warmed the toes, fingers and hearts of tens of thousands of Estonians and tourists who have reached the shores of Estonia!

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    Did Lee Grant direct a documentary on the Willmar 8?

    • In 1981 Lee Grant directed a documentary on the Willmar 8 entitled The Willmar 8. A 1984 docudrama, A Matter of Sex, also directed by Lee Grant, was based on events related to the strike. ^ (UPI) (December 17, 1978).

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    Feb 21, 2024 · In 1977, the Willmar 8 walked off their jobs in America’s first ever bank strike. Nearly five decades later, they reconsider their legacy and the state of wo...

    • Video Duration: 27 min
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    • Author: Pioneer PBS