Anita Hill

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive. ”

The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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 think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community. ”

But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities. ”

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. ”

When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything. ”

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. ”