Anita Hill
Anita Hill
Anita Faye Hillis an American attorney and academic. She is a University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of Brandeis' Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, her boss at the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, of sexual harassment...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth30 July 1956
CityLone Tree, OK
CountryUnited States of America
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.
We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
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.
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.
I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.
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.
What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it
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
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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Well, they've caused me to realize that as an individual I have a lot of responsibility, certainly, but that now I have even more responsibility.
My childhood was one of a lot of hard work and not much money, but it was one of solid family affection, as represented by my parents.