We will update this article soon. There is an opening scene (Josey being beaten by her boyfriend at their home) that is not my experience, and there are a couple others that are not my experiences, but they demonstrate an overall picture of why these women in the mines were so vulnerable. Some took on the if you cant beat em join em attitude and started dishing it out to the men. We will update the name of Louise Jensons Husband. In this brutal workplace, female miners were relentlessly threatened with pornographic graffiti, denigrating language, stalking, and physical assaults. One woman was threatened with being thrown into the pit when she refused a co-worker's sexual advances. The first half of the trial for damages began in Duluth on January 17, 1995 and lasted until February 10. Louis Jensen was born in Nibe, Denmark close to the Limfjord in northern Jutland. ", Or to have lived it. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The company refused to install womens bathrooms and provide safety equipment sized for womens smaller bodies. Northern Minnesotas Mesabi Iron Range is home to the largest Iron ore deposit in the world. See What AncientFaces Does to discover more about the community. Where was Lois born and where did she live? A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. In 1975, Lois Jenson, a single mother on welfare, heard that the local iron mine was now hiring women. Suzanne Goldenberg. Your email address will not be published. One concern Jenson and other women involved in the Jenson v. Eveleth Mines lawsuit discussed with Caro was how the movie would treat its male characters. Jensen, Louis, Gorm Rasmussen og Torben Schultz: Three Square Stories. In 1934, in the year that Lois Jenson was born, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Beginning in 1992, he worked full-time as an author. "Lois was extremely helpful to me and Niki," Theron says. Jensen also includes many stories that have no characters, plot, or action. On that point, Jenson found a sympathetic ear in Caro. "It really was like they had never seen a woman before." we begin to Show & Tell who they were during particular moments in their lives. And in 1975 four women walked into the Eveleth Mines Forbes Fairlane Plant for the first time. A liability trial began on December 17, 1992, in front of Judge Richard Kyle in St. Paul, Minnesota, and six months later, he ruled that the company should have prevented the misconduct. Teater Refleksion: a clip from the 2008 production "Mak-vrk." 1997),[1] was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States. "Mak-vrk" ("Botch-Up"). Translated by Lise Kildegaard. The harassment was reported repeatedly to supervisors, management, and the union but nothing changed. That is why She has insured herself and her property. You know you've seen something important, and you know you've seen something that's going to be around a long time.". We will update this article soon. Their fellow workers subjected them to verbal abuse, offensive materials, and unwelcome physical contact. Pat Kosmach, who originally had her name on the suit with Jenson, developed ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease) during the course of the trial. Facebook, YouTube Channel, Boyfriends, Kids, Siblings, Parents, Education, and much more will be shared with you. She joined a college to pursue her education. We t you about Louise Jensons birth in the paragraph above. The harassment continued and intensified. "Charlize Theron is playing me, but she's not playing me," Jenson says. Jenson family member is 73. Who is Lois Jenson to you? "You fucking women don't belong here. Jenson says it was strange to watch a movie that resembled her story - and the story of the other female miners who were part of the class-action suit - but that also diverged from it. Share memories and family stories, photos, or ask questions. Script adaptation and directed by Marc van der Velden. However, a special magistrate appointed to determine damages awarded only nominal sums to Jenson and the other women. Its timeline was condensed, but in reality it took fourteen years for the case to be settled. Biography ID: 68638328 . Louis Jensen was born in Nibe, Denmark close to the Limfjord in northern Jutland. "100 Historier--og en til" ("100 Stories--and one more"). The case was on its way to court again in 1998 when a deal was done. But most importantly by certifying the case as a class action, the court put the principles of collective bargaining to work in the courtroom and it gave once powerless, voiceless workingwomen a platform to demand change and the leverage to achieve it. These courageous women initially had very modest goals, but their struggle ultimately improved the working conditions of women nationwide. [15] In 2002, he was chosen by the Danish National Art Foundation to be included on the roster of 275 Danish artists who are awarded an annual stipend for their lifelong contributions to the arts and culture of Denmark. [4] The company was ordered to educate all employees about sexual harassment. By the time she was 27, she was back in the Iron Range, a single mother working for minimum wage at a credit union. Louise Jensons fathers name is updated soon. The newness of Northern Arizona with its native people inspired her to devote all her time and energy learning to know and paint portraits of the Hopi and Navajo people and their lovely children. The guards have also been given one vehicle each. Skyggebjerg, Anna Karlskov (2016). The case, the first class action lawsuit on sexual discrimination in the US, changed the way Americans live and work. And now, more than two decades after she first went to work in Eveleth Mines, Jenson can lay claim to her life. Like the women before them, they were not out to change society but were motivated by a desire to earn higher wages and obtain benefits to support themselves or their families. "At Home in an Astonishing World: The Square Stories of Louis Jensen. But complaints to management and their union only contributed to a more actively hostile environment. 2008. Her work was recognized by collectors of southwest artfrom the 1960s throughthe 1980s . In 1975, Lois Jenson started working in a mine in northern Minnesota's Iron Range. Jenson went on to drive trucks, oil operating equipment, work as an electrician's helper, and as a draftsman. Based on the square stories, translated by Lise Kildegaard. [1] A new jury trial on damages was ordered. Skyggebjerg remarks that Brgger's illustrations are "quite at the same innovative level as the texts. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, women formed their own unions to better combat poor workplace situations, such as the Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Womens Trade Union League. Skyggebjerg, Anna Karlskov (2016). [18] His family moved from Nibe to Beder, south of Aarhus, when he was 12. Another woman was forced to work with a man who would drop his pants when they were alone. In the end, the suit set many very important precedents. "1001 Firkanter--om Louis Jensens firkantede historier.". 27 birth, 8 death, 4 marriage, 1 divorce, View Lois' immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Jenson family tree. "Rejsen til Gud" ("The Journey to God"). We will update the name of Louise Jensons sister soon. or superseded by additional information. If anyone knows about her sisters information, please let us know in the comments. "I'm not sure how to say it.". ", "Spectacular Square Stories from Louis Jensen.". This work was presented for display at Ellis Island. The Nordic Council praised the "humour and seriousness" of Jensen's work, suggesting that his stories have "brought greetings from Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll and E. T. A. Hoffman and other great poets to all the children and adults who just wanted to read along."[17]. Translated by Lise Kildegaard. The hours were grueling, but the pay was astonishing, and Jenson didn't think twice before accepting a job cleaning viscous soot from enormous grinding machines. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York. Her mother now lives at home and is very happy with her family. Her parents warmly invited all the guests to celebrate Louise Jensons birth. Nrholm, Sara. Lois Jenson drove through three feet of snow to begin her new job at the Eveleth Mines on March 25, 1975.She never dreamed that her name would eventually be on the nation's first sexual-harassment class-action lawsuit From the start these women faced an uphill battle. Montanas Litteraturpris: nominated with Lillian Brgger, 2016, for, Politikens Frit-Flet Pris (Politiken newspaper), 9 March 2017, for, 365TEKSTER, an art and literature project in Aarhus, Denmark, was part of Aarhus being designated a, Finderup, Rikke and Max Ibsen. Each of the ten published volumes of stories also includes a final, unnumbered story, that begins "en helt anden gang," or, "another time altogether. The average age of Actually, that's probably the best way to say it. Since red iron ore was discovered in 1890 by the Merritt brothers, men have toiled in the iron mines, that is until 1974 when 9 of the countrys largest steel companies signed a consent decree with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the USDepartment of Justice and the Labor Department requiring the industrys mines to provide 20% of its new jobs to women and minorities. They all came looking for financial independence, but what they found would cost them so much more. Biography ID: 66352010 . Her real name is Louise Jenson. minutes. In this brutal workplace, female miners were relentlessly. This progress can be seen in Louis Jensens Hundrede firkantede historier 1-9 (Hundred square stories, 1-9, 1992-2014) where her illustrations developed from fine black and white lines to powerful colours to graphic and collage."[27]. Dr. Lois A. Jensen is a preventive medicine physician in Chico, California and is affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital-Eureka.She received her medical degree from Tel Aviv University Sackler and . Sister Margaret Traxler was a Catholic feminist nun and a civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the famous march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Jenson became one of the first four women ever hired at Eveleth Mines in 1975. The complaint to the Minnesota human rights commission was just the beginning of Jenson's legal battle. In 1943, at the age of only 9 years old, Lois was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. When the women of Eveleth Mines decided they would no longer stand for the abuse and demanded a sexual harassment policy, they could not have known the impact that long and tedious struggle would have on their personal lives. In January 1987, the state's agency requested that Ogelbay Norton Co.,[3] a Cleveland, Ohio-based part-owner of the mine, pay US$6,000 in punitive damages and $5,000 to Jenson for mental anguish, but the company refused. The move was painful for Jensen; he missed his friends and he longed for the woods and waters of his childhood home. They are all brief, generally 100 words or less, and they are all squares (with the exception of one triangular story in the fourth volume). This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 02:37. The parents were overjoyed at the birth and invited all their relatives to the feast. The first begins "engang der var," or "once there was," a variation on the traditional opening of a Danish fairy tale "der var engang," which is the equivalent of the English "once upon a time." 2016. [21] His first novel for young readers, "Krystalmanden" (The Crystal Man), was published in 1986. "[23], The Square Stories appeal to a wide audience and readership. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Our website offers detailed biographies of celebrities. Teatervrkstedet Madam Bach, 2009. The case was also the subject of . ", Skyggebjerg, Anna Karlskov. There were 600 men and four women in the mine, and I knew no one. The numbers both indicate the scope of the 1001 story project, and, by identifying the order of the stories, they locate the reader precisely within it: "By assigning each story a unique place within the collection, the simple enumeration of stories places into tension the whole and the part, the general and the specific. But society as a whole has benefited immeasurably because they did not surrender their beliefs. Taking a chance, she became one of the first four women to work in the iron mines of Minnesota. Nooses were hung over work stations. Updated: November 8, 2011 . Here are the latest pictures of Louise Jenson. "[12] But like his literary forefathers H.C. Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, Jensen uses his fantastical settings to portray a world of real dangers, moral and physical, and real human experiences of love and loss. "[25] In a review of the ninth volume of stories in Kristeligt Dagblad, Sara Nrholm writes that Brgger's illustrations have been "kissed by Picasso, with his mouth full of peat and sunflowers. WORKS HELD: Collection of E.M. Estes, President of General Motors Arden Firestone, Firestone Tire L.R. The movie, which stars Charlize Theron playing a character based on Jenson, opens nationwide Friday. Louise Jenson is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 58 kilograms. 8 death records. ", Skyggebjerg, Anna Karlskov. Her father lived Her life like a straightforward man and worked hard to become a successful man in Her life. Jenson remained disappointed with the lawyers for settling. 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