▁right ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁about ▁their ▁own ▁bodies , ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁right ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁def ended . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁action ▁suit ▁" br ought ▁against ▁terror ists ▁by ▁those ▁they ▁had ▁terror ized ". ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁mere ▁definition ▁of ▁ra ck ete ering ▁because ▁ra ck ete ering ▁must ▁have ▁an ▁economic ▁incl ination , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁prove ▁PL AN ▁had ▁this ▁financial ▁intention . ▁This ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁significant ▁case . ▁It ▁brought ▁light ▁and ▁recognition ▁to ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁its ▁goals . ▁If ▁anything , ▁it ▁gal van ized ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁strength en ▁its ▁tact ics . ▁ ▁We eks ▁v . ▁Southern ▁Bell ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁effect , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁where ▁those ▁gal van ized ▁efforts ▁proved ▁benef icial . ▁This ▁concerned ▁disc rimin atory ▁practices ▁against ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁Lor ena ▁We eks , ▁employee ▁of ▁Southern ▁Bell , ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁being ▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁via ▁ex clusion ▁to ▁higher ▁pay ing ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁company . ▁Syl via ▁Roberts ▁acted ▁as ▁her ▁att orney , ▁supporting ▁Week ' s ▁gr iev ances ▁with ▁the ▁accus ation ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁viol ation ▁of ▁Title ▁VII ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Title ▁VII ▁is ▁enabled ▁to ▁" prote ct ▁individuals