MP3 Audios - Biography

"Tightly written, extensively researched, and well-plotted. With the pacing of a novel,
[the authors] engage the reader from the outset. Fascinating."Los Angeles Times

"Riveting, assiduously well-reported. A useful reminder of the emotional and psychological cost of
waging even the most successful-and justified-lawsuits."New Yorker

"Riveting and engrossing. A gripping and unforgettable story."San Francisco Chronicle

"Bingham and Gansler have come up with mesmerizing, complex portraits of the participants in a
beautifully paced narrative. Impeccable."Washington Post

When the local iron mine began hiring women in 1975, Lois Jenson, a single mother
on welfare, didn't think twice about accepting the grueling but well-paid job. What she hadn't considered
was that she was entering a male-dominated society that fiercely resisted the inclusion of women, a
prejudice born out in the brutal harassment of every female miner. Relentlessly threatened with
pornographic graffiti, denigrating language, stalking, and physical assaults, the women largely kept quiet
for fear of losing their jobs, until Lois, devastated by the abuse, found the courage to file a complaint in 1984.

From Jenson's first day on the job, through three intensely humiliating trials, to the emotional day of the
settlement, this is the thrilling story of how one woman pioneered and won the first sexual harassment
class action suit in the United States.

Clara Bingham is a former White House correspondent for Newsweek and author of Women on the Hill: Challenging the Culture of Congress. A graduate of Harvard, she has written for Talk, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Washington Monthly.

Laura Leedy Gansler is a lawyer specializing in alternative dispute resolution and securities law. A Harvard graduate who received a J.D. from the University of Virginia, she is a former adjunct law professor at American University.