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
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.
My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about
The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life
I became the messenger who had to be killed
The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977
I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions
Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before
I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career
In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.
Whether the person you are playing is real or fictional, you try to go to the heart of that person.
It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.
If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.