Fund-raisers, poll takers and political strategists attending the conference said the Thomas-Hill hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee had provided female candidates a rare opportunity to get voters' attention.

On the first anniversary of the Thomas-Hill hearings, many advocates for women are pushing for a more nuanced approach to a complex issue.

"I think it reflects the extraordinary public attention that was given to the Thomas-Hill hearings."

By contrast, Ms. Yeakel built much of her campaign on Mr. Specter's role in the Thomas-Hill hearings.

Decency blushed during the Thomas-Hill hearings.

In some quarters, "Oleanna" has been called the consummate rejoinder to the controversy surrounding the Thomas-Hill hearings.

The Thomas-Hill hearings remain one of the great set pieces of recent American history.

As with the Thomas-Hill hearings, a curtain has been yanked open to reveal the way the Senate Club works, and it's an ugly sight.

He said almost nothing until the third day of the Thomas-Hill hearings, and when he did it was criticized by Hill supporters for being too little, too late.

And in a separate agreement, Houghton Mifflin shared the book with the ABC News program "Turning Point," which is preparing a show about the Thomas-Hill hearings.