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.

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.

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.

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions

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

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.