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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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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
Attorney
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
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Lone Tree
Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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