Regarding Thomas, his appointment was poisoned for me by the (reluctant) testimony of Anita Hill. I believed her. Few young women in the workplace at that time would have thought his alleged behavior unlikely or shocking. His lying under oath about its commission would have been unsurprising too.
One of the joys of being female at this period in time, in the United States at least, is knowing our daughters are so much safer from predatory coworkers and bosses.