Janet Bashen received Patent No. 6,985,922, B1 for her web-based EEO software application, LinkLine (now Nalikah). This patent made her the first African American woman to earn a web-based software patent, a significant milestone in her career and in the field of technology and civil rights.

Janet Bashen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, advocating for the exemption of civil rights and employee misconduct investigations from the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This highlights her involvement in policy and her efforts to improve the handling of discrimination claims.

Janet Rita Emerson (later Bashen) was born in Mansfield, Ohio to James Lucker Emerson Sr. and Ola Mae Emerson. This marks the beginning of the life and career of a notable entrepreneur and software inventor.