I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.

I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.

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

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

I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.

But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.