Attorney, educator, and author, Hill (1956) is most well known for her public testimony during the 1991 Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Hill, who had worked under Thomas at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), accused him of sexual harassment.
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July 30, 1956, Lone Tree, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State University 1977 (B.S. Psychology) , Yale Law School 1980 (Juris Doctor)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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