In July Of 1983, I Left Washington,

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.

If I Can Mean To People - If I Can Symbolize The Ability To Pursue Gender Equality, Racial Equality, And To Be Truthful About Our Experiences, Then, Absolutely, That's What I Want To Be.

I Resent The Idea That People Would Blame The Messenger For The Message, Rather Than Looking At The Content Of The Message Itself.

Most Women Who Are Harassed Don't Come Forward, They Don't Complain Because They're Skeptical Of The Process, Or They Don't Think Anything Is Going To Come Of It If They Are Found To Have Been Harassed. We Know From Some Very Public Cases That Sexual Assault Isn't Always Punished Even By The Courts In The Way That They Should Be. So, We Have Got To Figure Out, How Are We Going To Embed Women's Experiences In The Processes, So That They Trust The Processes, That There Are Fair Investigations That Get To The Truth, And Then There Is Appropriate Punishment When Abuse Occurs?

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.