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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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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Anita Faye Hill
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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 see myself as an educator.
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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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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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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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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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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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When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.
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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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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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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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Many women are harassed, one in three between the ages of 18 and 34, by one poll. And we need to figure out if, in fact, we are going to enable them to come forward with their complaints, as opposed to enabling harassers and abusers to continue their behavior.
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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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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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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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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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I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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