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Ailes denied her allegations and
the network conducted investigations. The settlement was
a hefty sum to the tune of millions in Gretchen’s favor – no
small chunk of change. Yet it
cannot take away the pain and
embarrassment of having to
walk through the trauma of losing your job, and a career you
loved through wrong actions of
another.
Of course there was the case
of Anita Hill versus Clarence
Thomas. The year was 1991,
and she was a law professor
who claimed Thomas, soon-tobe named Supreme Court Associate Justice, made sexual ad-
vances at her during their years
of working together. The hearings were nationally televised
and had everyone talking about
these allegations. Many women
came out in support for Thomas
vouching for his character.
This shed negative light on Hill
who has since been accused of
lying about the sexual harassment. The case is still very controversial as some believe she
was telling the truth, others are
not so sure. Clarence Thomas
went on to win his seat in the
highest court even after all the
negative publicity. Hill continues
to take her stand against sexual
harassment to this day as people remember the hearings that