Bearing Witness

When Anita Hill came forward to testify against Clarence Thomas in 1991, she told a story that was too familiar, too devastating - and at last too public - to ignore. Now, in a compelling collage of interviews and commentary, Celia Morris continues the fight the Hill/Thomas hearings began - capturing the outrage of women subjected to sexual harassment and abuse and calling for fundamental change. Bearing Witness is an urgent examination of sexual intimidation in its myriad forms - a book that breaks the silence that generations of women have been forced to keep. From factory lines to Capitol Hill, from inner cities to prestigious universities and the upper echelons of media, law, and medicine, Morris brings to life the personal stories - and solutions - of women who suffer from our complacency toward men's outrageous behavior. Here are the lewd remarks, the unwanted propositions, the wandering hands, and always - always - the specter of sexual violence that threatens women daily. Yet here, too, we discover women's newfound unity and their determination to fight back . Both a collection of stories and a road map of protest, Bearing Witness also explores the ways women have been crip