Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.

George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.

When you're up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it's looking right at you; it's a different viewpoint.

[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.

We’re going to foment our own revolution. So I say to the women out there in America, let’s keep this fight going! Put on your lipstick, square your shoulders, suit up, and let’s fight for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work, and let’s end wage discrimination in this century once and for all!