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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.

Anita Hill

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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Oklahoma
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