Lois Jenson
publication date: Friday, March 3, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)
category: 
Justice
clue: This plaintiff mined controversy with an unprecedented class-action lawsuit.
explanation: Jensen was a miner ("mined") who filed the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Bob Miller, and Jacque Miller
trivia: Charlize Theron was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for playing a fictionalized version of Jensen in North Country.
 | This goo was part of Oscars Week 2006. |
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