Masha Mendieta: ''To my knowledge, neither Jeff Weaver nor Bernie Sanders ever knew about what was going on. If they did, I know they would have stopped it. The Bernie campaign was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, not only because we were fighting for progressive issues, but because I met more feminists on staff, male and female, than I ever did before in my life in America. It gave me genuine hope that good souls were out there who respected and valued women equally.''