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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

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
Attorney
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Lone Tree
Oklahoma
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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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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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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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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 became the messenger who had to be killed
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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'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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The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
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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 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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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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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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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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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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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
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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 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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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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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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The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life
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