Lois Jenson
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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."
All labels observed (1)
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| Lois Jenson canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2200520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois Jenson Context triple: [North Country, basedOn, Lois Jenson]
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A.
Juanita Vanoy
Juanita Vanoy is a former model and Chicago-based real estate professional best known as the ex-wife of basketball legend Michael Jordan.
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B.
Marla Maples
Marla Maples is an American actress and television personality best known for her high-profile marriage to businessman and future U.S. President Donald Trump in the 1990s.
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C.
Elaine Mason
Elaine Mason was a British nurse who became the second wife of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
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D.
Melinda Rogers
Melinda Rogers is a Canadian business executive and member of the Rogers family, known for her leadership roles within Rogers Communications.
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E.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois Jenson Target entity description: 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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A.
Juanita Vanoy
Juanita Vanoy is a former model and Chicago-based real estate professional best known as the ex-wife of basketball legend Michael Jordan.
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B.
Marla Maples
Marla Maples is an American actress and television personality best known for her high-profile marriage to businessman and future U.S. President Donald Trump in the 1990s.
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C.
Elaine Mason
Elaine Mason was a British nurse who became the second wife of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
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D.
Melinda Rogers
Melinda Rogers is a Canadian business executive and member of the Rogers family, known for her leadership roles within Rogers Communications.
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E.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sexual harassment survivor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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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
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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
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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
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filing a landmark sexual harassment lawsuit against Eveleth Mines in Minnesota ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfCase | case ultimately settled ⓘ |
| movement |
women's rights movement
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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. class-action lawsuit
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linked to:
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
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
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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
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North Country ⓘ numerous articles and reports on workplace sexual harassment law ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Eveleth, Minnesota
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Minnesota iron mine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lois Jenson Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
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mainSubject
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Lois Jenson
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subject linked to:
Laura Leedy Gansler