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Eight Women Together Alone (Willmar 8) Showing

  • Bluenose Gopher Public House 681 Prentice St Granite Falls, MN, 56241 (map)

In celebration of Women's History Month, Bluenose has partnered with Pioneer PBS to show their documentary about the Willmar 8, who were eight employees of Citizens National Bank that became a media sensation in 1977 when they walked off their jobs in America’s first bank strike! Their two-year long fight for equal rights and equal pay is still felt today–five decades later.

Come join us to watch and learn about this amazing piece of history!