Class Action

No matter what you do for a living, Class Action raises important questions about the modern American workplace and the truth about equal opportunity. As the book's extraordinary courtroom testimony reveals, the line between dignity and economic survival is finer than you might think. The topics that follow are designed to enhance your reading group's discussion of Lois Jenson’s story. We also hope to inspire personal avenues of inquiry as you read this eye-opening work.

Review :
"Fascinating and chilling, with powerful echoes of "Silkwood," I could not put "Class Action "down." -David Halberstam, author of "War in a Time of Peace" and "The Best and the Brightest" "Brilliantly reported, documented, and written, "Class Action" is only about sexual harassment in name. The real story is about the too-frequent indifference and absurdity of both the workplace and our legal system. Protagonist Lois Jenson, a worker in a Minnesota mine, is the real Erin Brockovitch. Her war is not only that of every woman but of every citizen." -Bob Woodward, author of "All the President's Men "and "Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom" "Most of us learn about law from the tidy conclusions of judges' opinions, but Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler reveal a greater truth about our legal system in "Class Action," This always riveting, often horrific account of a landmark sexual harassment case is an unsparing look at the real nature of judicial progress-and the costs of even the most dramatic courtroom victories." -Jeffrey Toobin, author of "A Vast Conspiracy" and "Too Close to Call" ""Class Action" tells an important story: a story of how the law can effect change and bring justice into our lives. As women, we are indebted to Lois Jensen for her courage and Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler for giving it voice." -Caroline Kennedy, author of "Profiles in Courage For Our Time "and "In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action" "Bingham and Gansler tell the riveting story of the landmark victory won by Lois Jenson and twenty other women who worked in Minnesota's Eveleth Mines. Backbreaking labor and heartbreaking harassment were their dailyfare-so if you've ever complained about taking on a man's job, stop whining and read this brilliant book." --Linda Fairstein, former prosecutor and bestselling author of "The Deadhouse" and "Final Jeopardy" "From the Hardcover edition."