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

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

I have - often say to people that you really don't get to decide your own legacy. I mean, what you do is, you try to be your own authentic self. And then people decide how they're going to interpret that and what it means to them.

Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.

Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.

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.

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before