"I wanted to change our cultural responses from this almost knee jerk, immediate dismissiveness and denial responseoh when people claim that they have been violated," she says. "The fact that my story was telivised, or at least part of it, i think, has it easier for people to understand that it is part of our nation's story."
Anita Hill is a professor and author. Her new book is Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.
"I really do feel that my life now has purpose. And my responsibility really is to live out that purpose as much as possible. The reason that this isn’t entirely daunting is that I realize I am one individual. And that the issues will not depend on me entirely. … But I also realize that every person who has the opportunity should be involved, and that includes me."
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