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It all came to a head in 1984 when Lois Jenson was stalked by a salaried co-worker who broke into her home and threatened her son. The union still refused to help her and management promised to transfer him but it never happened.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States. It was filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the Eveleth Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron Range.
Feb 3, 2006 · Former miner Lois Jenson was the first woman to win a sex discrimination case in the US. Now her 14-year battle has inspired a film, and could win Charlize Theron an Oscar. Suzanne Goldenberg...
Oct 21, 2005 · Lois Jensen began working at Eveleth Mines in 1975 soon after a consent decree forced the company to hire women, only to find herself bombarded by lewd comments, vulgar graffiti, hard-core...
Oct 19, 2005 · Jenson says it was strange to watch a movie that resembled her story - and the story of the other female miners who were part of the class-action suit - but that also diverged from it.
Dec 9, 2017 · Lois Jenson, pictured here in 2005, filed the first class action sexual harassment lawsuit in 1988 against Eveleth Mines. The case, which also established the hostile work environment, helped changed the landscape for workplace sexual harassment.
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Nov 2, 2005 · Then in 1986, a few years before Lois Jenson (who inspired Charlize Theron’s character in “North Country”) brought her suit, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of a bank employee who...
