Lois Jenson

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human sexual harassment survivor

Lois Jenson is an American woman whose landmark sexual harassment lawsuit against a Minnesota iron mine became one of the first major class-action cases of its kind and inspired the film "North Country."

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Lois Jenson canonical	5

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ sexual harassment survivor ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	White American ⓘ
fieldOfWork	labor rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ workplace equality ⓘ
hasCause	legal reforms and increased awareness of workplace sexual harassment in the United States ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to recognition of class-action status for sexual harassment claims ⓘ helped establish that employers can be held liable for tolerating a sexually hostile work environment ⓘ
hasRole	lead plaintiff in Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. ⓘ
inspiredWork	North Country ⓘ Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law ⓘ surface form: the book "Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law"
knownFor	being lead plaintiff in one of the first major sexual harassment class-action lawsuits in the United States ⓘ filing a landmark sexual harassment lawsuit against Eveleth Mines in Minnesota ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
legalStatusOfCase	case ultimately settled ⓘ
movement	women's rights movement ⓘ workplace sexual harassment reform ⓘ
notableFor	pursuing a sexual harassment case over many years despite significant personal and professional hardship ⓘ
notableWork	Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. ⓘ
occupation	iron mine worker ⓘ
participantIn	Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. ⓘ surface form: Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. class-action lawsuit legal proceedings that established important precedents for sexual harassment law in the United States ⓘ
residence	Minnesota ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
significantEvent	filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Eveleth Mines ⓘ filed a sexual harassment complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights ⓘ participated in the first sexual harassment class-action case to go to trial in the United States ⓘ subjected to prolonged sexual harassment at Eveleth Mines ⓘ
subjectOf	Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law ⓘ North Country ⓘ numerous articles and reports on workplace sexual harassment law ⓘ
workLocation	Eveleth, Minnesota ⓘ Minnesota iron mine ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Country → basedOn → Lois Jenson ⓘ

Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law → mainSubject → Lois Jenson ⓘ

Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. → plaintiff → Lois Jenson ⓘ

Josey Aimes → basedOn → Lois Jenson ⓘ

Laura Leedy Gansler → mainSubject → Lois Jenson ⓘ

subject surface form: Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law