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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.

Anita Hill

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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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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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.
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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 was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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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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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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Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.
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Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself
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I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.
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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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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about
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I see myself as an educator.
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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 have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them.
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For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977
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When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.
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