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But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

Anita Hill

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
Attorney
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Lone Tree
Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.
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I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant
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Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before
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For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977
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I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.
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I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.
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We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
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Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.
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We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.
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Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.
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I became the messenger who had to be killed
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I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.
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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it
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we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.
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I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.
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The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
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One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.
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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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