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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.
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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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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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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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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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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