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But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities
Anita Hill
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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Oklahoma
Anita Faye Hill
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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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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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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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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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