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.

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.

I became the messenger who had to be killed

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.