Farrah Fawcett she appeared in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on "Harry O" (1974–1976), and "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974–1978) with her first husband, film and television star Lee Majors. Her breakthrough role came in 1976, when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the ABC series "Charlie's Angels", alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show propelled all three to stardom, but especially Fawcett (then billed as "Farrah Fawcett-Majors"). After appearing in only the first season, Fawcett decided to leave the show, which led to legal disputes.
Farah strike workplace, Chicanas decided to join the strike and fight for better working conditions. Wages for Farah employees were below the 1970's national average income, "most Farah employees (sewing-machine operators, etc.) are paid just above the federal minimum wage limit of $1.60 an hour compared to the $2.50 national average." The average take-home pay for the Farah employees was $69 per week ($3,588 per year) which forced whole families to work at the Farah plant in order to survive. The wages given to Farah employees were substantially below the 1970's national poverty line. According to the National Census, the poverty line,