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 have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant.Anita Hill
Why was it important to come forward ... I felt that he showed a personal indifference to the issue in his own behavior. But more importantly I thought it showed how he dealt with issues of power generally and his use of power -- in terms of intimidating me, and as it turns out other women on his staff. And how he viewed women generally, which would impact his role as a Supreme Court Justice as it had impacted his role as the chairman of the EEOC,
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If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.
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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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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.
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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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