"Most pundits suggested that anger sparked by the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings helped women mobilise to appeal to women voters, " said Mary Hawkesworth, director of the Center for the American Woman and Politics at Rutgers University.

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Anita Hill's accusations of harassment against Clarence Thomas during his televised confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court encouraged thousands more women to seek legal redress.

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But he drew criticism from many women for his aggressive questioning of law professor Anita Hill, who accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during Thomas' 1991 confirmation hearings.

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That has revived criticism that the media treated Jones worse than they treated Anita Hill who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of improper behavior.

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In court were Shane Christopher Frane, 25, and Conor Tyrone Clarence, 23, both of the Simon Community hostel on Bonds Hill, Derry.

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