Class Action: The Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law
by By Bingham, Clara and Gansler, Laura Leedy
Category: Law , Labor & Employment

The true story of Lois Jenson, a petite single mother, who was among the first women hired by a northern   Minnesota iron mine in 1975. In this brutal workplace, female miners were relentlessly   threatened with pornographic graffiti, denigrating language, stalking, and physical   assaults. Terrified of losing their jobs, the women kept their problems largely to   themselves—until Lois, devastated by the abuse, found the courage to file a complaint   against the company in 1984. Despite all of the obstacles the legal system threw   at them,  Lois and her fellow plaintiffs enlisted the aid of a dedicated team of   lawyers and ultimately prevailed. Weaving personal stories with legal drama, Class   Action shows how these terrifically brave women made history, although not without   enormous personal cost. Told at a thriller’s pace, this is the story of how one woman   pioneered and won the first sexual harassment class action suit in the United States,   a legal milestone that immeasurably improved working conditions for American women.