100英语演讲篇,71 Anita Faye Hill Statement to the Senate mittee.pdf

Opening Statement:
Sexual Harrassment Hearings
Concerning Judge Clarence Thomas
by Anita Hill
Former Law Professor at the University of
Oklahoma
Washington, DC - October 11, 1991
Mr. Chairman, Senator Thurmond, members of mittee, my
name is Anita F. Hill, and I am a professor of law at the University of
Oklahoma. I was born on a farm in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, in
1956. I am the youngest of 13 children. I had my early education in
Okmulgee County. My father, Albert Hill, is a farmer in that area. My
mother's name is Irma Hill. She is also a farmer and a housewife.
My childhood was one of a lot of hard work and not much money, but
it was one of solid family affection, as represented by my parents. I
was reared in a religious atmosphere in the Baptist faith, and I have
been a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
since 1983. It is a very warm part of my life at the present time.
For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and
graduated from there in 1977. I am attaching to this statement a copy
of my resume for further details of my education.
I graduated from the university with academic honors and proceeded
to the Yale Law School, where I received my JD degree in 1980.
Upon graduation from law school, I became a practicing lawyer with
the Washington, DC, firm of Ward, Hardraker, and Ros