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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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For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977
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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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The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life
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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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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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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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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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I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.
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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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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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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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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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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 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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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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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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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
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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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