it is an impeachment inquiry of people trying to distort the facts. but the most effective have been those who held strong and firm in the face of all that distraction. and many of them have been women. athena jones has more. >> do you swear or oafirm -- >> reporter: stanford law professor was fired up from the start. >> mr. collins, i withed like to say to you, sir, that i read transcripts of every one of the witnesses that appeared in the live hearing. >> reporter: pushing back on the suggestion she-not followed the testimony and evidence laid out so far. >> because i would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts so i'm insulted by the suggestion that, as a law professor, i don't care about these facts.