we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

Many women are harassed, one in three between the ages of 18 and 34, by one poll. And we need to figure out if, in fact, we are going to enable them to come forward with their complaints, as opposed to enabling harassers and abusers to continue their behavior.

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.