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Jenson v. Eveleth Mines

These files are radio broadcasts of interviews with some of the rangers who worked in the mines during the case, and the authors of Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law, Clara Bingham and Laura Gansler.


Lois Jenson photographed in 2005

Here is a description of the book:

"A petite single mother, Lois Jenson 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. "


Clara Bingham and Laura Gansler, authors of "Class Action"

Interview with both authors, Minnesota Public Radio (www.mpr.org)
7 min

 MPR_Bingham_and_Gansler.ram (70bytes)
Number of downloads: 1270

Interview with Laura Gansler on NPR, All Things Considered (www.npr.org)
7 min

 LauraGansler_NPR_ATC.smil (405bytes)
Number of downloads: 847

Interview with Clara Bingham by WILL Urbana radio, on their Afternoon Magazine show.
45 min

 WILL_Urbana_interview_with_Clara_Bingham.ram (160bytes)
Number of downloads: 934

Minnesotata Public Radio interviews with rangers who worked in the mines with Lois Jenson.
The first is about 8 min, the second about 4 min

 MPR_Hemphill_Rangers_JenVEveleth.ram (97bytes)
Number of downloads: 1548
 MPR_Ranger_laht_JenvEvelethi.ram (95bytes)
Number of downloads: 1134