In 1991, Anita Hill testified that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Thomas was confirmed regardless. Since then, another Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh, has joined the bench, despite Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony that he sexually assaulted her. We talk with Hill about how her life and work has changed over the last 30 years, how she wants the confirmation process to change, and President Biden’s apology for how she was treated in the ’91 hearings. Her new memoir is ‘Believing.’ “There is victory in being able to come forward and state what has happened to you,” she says. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Anthony Doerr’s new novel, ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land.’
Anita Hill on Fresh Air with Terry Gross
September 29, 2021 by Christina Goodwin
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