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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Anita Hill

Back in 1991, the term “sexual harassment" wasn’t well understood, and it was rarely talked about. But one woman changed that. A new film looks at Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas, who went on to become a Supreme Court Justice. Her stance changed American culture and her own life forever.

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By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Back in 1991, the term “sexual harassment" wasn’t well understood, and it was rarely talked about. But one woman changed that. A new film looks at Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas, who went on to become a Supreme Court Justice. Her stance changed American culture and her own life forever. She joins us to talk about her experience and the new documentary.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Andrew Walsh

    Too Beautiful to Live

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Anita Hill

    professor of social policy, law, and women’s and gender studies at Brandeis University; author of “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence”

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    Freida Lee Mock

    director, 'Anita'

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