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Marcia Clark, Prosecutor
TV Episode | Biography
Makers sits down with Marcia Clark. Badass can get overused in feminist circles, but the title applies 100 percent here. Marcia Clark was on trial for being a woman while arguing the biggest murder case of the 20th century. The verdict ...See moreMakers sits down with Marcia Clark. Badass can get overused in feminist circles, but the title applies 100 percent here. Marcia Clark was on trial for being a woman while arguing the biggest murder case of the 20th century. The verdict went against her, but history has given her a victory as younger generations no longer judge her, but the sexism she faced during the case. Marcia Clark was raised to believe girls could do anything they wanted. She graduated from UCLA with honors and fluency in four languages. And yet, when she applied for a job at the State Department, "They asked me if I could type. Really? That was my first headbanging right into the cement wall of sexism." After law school, in 1989, Clark became an L.A. County District Attorney and won 19 out of 20 first-degree murder trials. Then came O.J. Simpson-and a shift in focus from her skills to her skirts. "It was suggested that I wear pastels, that I speak more softly, that I smile more. And I thought, that's ridiculous. This isn't a dinner party; it's a murder trial." Justice wasn't blind to Clark's gender. Her biggest objection was to Judge Lance Ito who was "dismissive, condescending, and downright rude in a way he never was to the men." Now Clark isn't alone in her frustration. "I was interviewed a lot by millennials. The reporters I spoke to-both male and female-were outraged at the sexism they saw as they studied the case. 'Did you really go through that?' That's a whole new world we're living in. That's progress." Written by MAKERS See less
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Roy Hamm
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Updated Feb 3, 2018
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Feb 3, 2018 (United States)

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