Eight Women Together Alone
Premiere Date: January 14, 2024 Format: 1 x 30-minute documentary
Description
A half-hour, stand-alone, broadcast documentary following the story of the Willmar 8, who walked off their jobs in 1977 in America’s first-ever bank strike. Nearly five decades later, they reconsider their legacy and the state of women’s rights.
Impact
The Willmar 8 striking in the brutal cold of 1977.
See the Impact story of heroes past and present for the full impact of the women of the Willmar 8’s story (p.75).
Distribution & Reach
Platform
Reach (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
Broadcast
1 episode broadcast | 0.5 hours broadcast
Streaming
1 episode posted | 0.5 hours available | 2,146 streams
Social Media
8 posts | 6,478 video views | 281 engagements
Events & Engagement
See the Impact story section for more on the event held in Willmar for Eight Women Together Alone. At the event in Willmar, audience member Sandy Pierce thanked the Willmar 8 members who were in attendance. She had moved to Willmar 20 years earlier and learned about their story at that time. She is now a retired air conditioning mechanic and closed with, “I don’t think I’d be that if it wasn’t for you.”
Three of the Willmar 8: Sandi Tremel, Teren Novotny, and Sylvia Erickson Koll
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