What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered – not necessarily for me, but in this particular forum they mattered in terms of whether of not we were getting a person who should sit on the Supreme Court. Anita Hill Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination. Anita Hill Read Quote
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. Anita Hill Read Quote
For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977. Anita Hill Read Quote
Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very close to having to live through the experience that occasion this meeting. Anita Hill Read Quote
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. Anita Hill Read Quote
If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas’ race and my gender. Anita Hill Read Quote
