Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler
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1975–1998 · Eveleth, Minnesota
Lois Jenson & the Eveleth women
Workplace rights & discrimination
Women working at an iron mine in northern Minnesota challenged sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. Lois Jenson became a central plaintiff in the landmark class action. The book Class Action documents the litigation; North Country loosely reimagines it through fictionalized characters.
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When1975–1998
WhereEveleth, Minnesota
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The Silence Breaker From North Country
A journalist introduces Jenson and the workplace harassment case behind North Country.
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Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
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North Country (2005)
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Niki Caro · Charlize Theron · 2005
North Country (2005)
Loosely inspired by the case and Class Action. Its protagonist and elements of the story are fictionalized. Producer’s film and campaign page.
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Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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Landmark workplace sexual-harassment class action
The case demonstrated the use of class litigation to challenge workplace sexual harassment. Its impact came through litigation and court decisions, rather than a new statute named for Jenson.
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