“Are you a scorned woman?” Sen. Howell Heflin (D-AL) asked Anita Hill this question in October 1991. The moment was replayed in the documentary Sex and Justice. This was one of many outrageous questions he and other senators asked Hill during the Senate confirmation hearings of then-Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas to determine the [...]
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9/11 Reminders
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged 10th anniversary, 9/11, Flight 93, New York City, September 11, september 11 memorial, Washington D.C., Washington Post, World Trad Center on September 9, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
It’s been 10 years since the day our nation was stunned by sacrifice and tragedy. We’ve been flooded these past few days with articles and remembrances of the moment that is seared into the heart and history of our country, and rightfully so. It is important to remember. By some accounts, 9/11 is a [...]
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