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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.

Anita Hill

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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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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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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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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calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.
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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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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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I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.
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The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life
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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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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 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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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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When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.
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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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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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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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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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I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions
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