Anita Hill
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters Media
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🗓️ 13 December 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Thirty years ago, Anita Hill became a household name and a hero for many women when she told the world about how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her at work. Today, she joins to talk about her extraordinary life and her new book, “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.”
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective |
| 0:08.0 | I think now we are at this point where we've never been before in terms of awareness of the behaviors that are literally killing folks because of their identity. |
| 0:20.0 | From the Ted Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman. |
| 0:28.0 | For 17 years Debbie Milman has been talking with designers and other creative people about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. |
| 0:40.0 | On this episode Anita Hill talks about what it will take to finally address sexual violence in our society. |
| 0:47.0 | Leadership at this point if they are not taking robust measures are part of the problem. |
| 0:57.0 | There's another podcast you might enjoy, it's called Am I Normal from the Ted Audio Collective? |
| 1:02.0 | It's back with a new mini-series all about the stories behind the statistics. |
| 1:07.0 | What does adulthood mean in a place where more than three quarters of people between ages 18 and 35 live with their parents? |
| 1:14.0 | What defines joy when you live in one of the top ranked countries for happiness? |
| 1:18.0 | Here are from the people that make up every interesting data point. |
| 1:21.0 | Listen to Am I Normal, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:26.0 | 30 years ago Anita Hill became a household name and a hero for many women when she told the world about how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her at work. |
| 1:39.0 | In the years since she has had a fruitful career as a law professor and as an author. |
| 1:45.0 | Her latest book is resonating with a lot of people just as her testimony in front of the Senate did in 1991. |
| 1:52.0 | The book is titled Believing Our 30 Year Journey to End Gender Violence. |
| 1:58.0 | And we are going to talk about that and her extraordinary life here today. |
| 2:03.0 | Professor Anita Hill, welcome to Design Matters. |
| 2:06.0 | Oh, it's a pleasure to be with you. |
| 2:09.0 | Anita, is it true that the DC chapter of the Women's Club, The Wing, has a phone booth dedicated to you in their space? |
| 2:18.0 | Well, I don't know that it's true, but I mean, if you say so, I'm flattered. |
| 2:26.0 | That's a get a wing. |
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