In late August on a long trip back to D.C., I found myself captivated by a podcast featuring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) talking about her 1992 election to the United States Senate. That year is forever etched in the history books as the “Year of the Woman,” made famous by the record number of women elected to the Senate in the year following Anita Hill’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
As the 15-year-old daughter of two politically active parents in 1991, I vividly remember watching long stretches of the hearings. I was captivated by Anita Hill’s courage, strength and bravery. Read more >>>