Anita Hill is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University. She is the author ofSpeaking Truth to Power,in which she detailed her experience as a witness in Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
An eloquent continuation of her giving voice to the invisible, the voiceless, the undocumented, the hopeless and, yes, the all too literally homeless. --Patricia J. Williams, The Nation<br> <br> Hill superbly articulates the nuanced spaces inside the home where gender inequities might be present, and outside the home where gender and race disparities create barriers to housing stability. She concludes with a call to US leaders and citizenry to proactively engage as partners for a more just society. Summing Up Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. -- Choice <br> This ambitious book provides just as dignified and well intentioned a performance as the one she gave at those hearings. -- New York Times Book Review <br> Serious readers of all kinds, especially those interested in current affairs and social policy, will appreciate a book that is both highly readable and deeply analytical. -- Library Journal <br> With extraordinary grace and clarity, Anita Hill weaves the story of her family with that of other American families struggling to find and define homes for themselves. What emerges is a powerful story of our nation's ongoing quest for equality of opportunity, viewed through the eyes of the people who have been deeply engaged in that quest. Beautifully written, elegantly seen, compellingly argued. --Robert B. Reich, author of Aftershock <br> Thoughtful and disturbing examination of slippery ideas, rendered in powerful prose. -- Kirkus Reviews <br> Her book, lucid about law, lively with smatterings of history and reminders of cultural markers, may open that conversation. -- Publisher's Weekly <br> Combining the sincerity of memoir and the rigor of sociology, Anita Hill looks at home as a physical space, but also as a microcosm of American society. The women profiled in this engaging and moving book illustrate the challenges of living in America as a raced and gendered person while simultaneously demonstrating the beauty of resista