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Oct 20, 2005 · Caro sees the story in terms of two worlds. The first is the world of the women in the community, exemplified by a miner named Glory ( Frances McDormand ), who is the only female on the union negotiating committee, and has a no-nonsense, folksy approach that disarms the men.
A semi-fictionalized account of a long legal battle consisting of a group of female miners who endured a hostile work environment, continuous insults, and secxual harassment when they became the first women to work at the Eveleth Mines in Minnesota. — Linda Miklowitz. Synopsis.
Plot. In 1989, Josey Aimes flees from her abusive husband back to her hometown in northern Minnesota with her children, Sammy and Karen, and moves in with her parents, Alice and Hank. Hank is ashamed of Josey, who had Sammy as a teenager by an unknown father, and believes Josey is promiscuous.
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. Director. Niki Caro.
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Aug 26, 2010 · North Country (Movie): Summary and Analysis. The movie North Country was based on the book ”Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law” which tells the story of Lois Jenson, who filed the first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment in American history.
Oct 21, 2005 · Single mother Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) is part of a group of the first women to work at a local iron mine in Minnesota. Offended that they have to work with women, male workers at Eveleth...
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Oct 21, 2005 · Starting in the late 1980's, the film tracks the education of Josey Aimes (Ms. Theron) from her days as an eager new hire to her weary tenure as a combatant against a hostile, nearly...
