When was anita hill born




















Hill was born in Morris, Oklahoma, on July 30, She was one of thirteen children born to Albert and Irma Hill, who farmed in the Okmulgee County area. Her parents set high moral standards for her, and she was reared in the Baptist faith. Academically gifted, Hill graduated as valedictorian from Morris High School in A National Merit Scholar, she attended Oklahoma State University and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in She enrolled in the Yale University Law School, obtaining a doctorate in jurisprudence in After graduating from Yale, Hill taught civil rights, contracts, and commercial law at Oral Roberts University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of California at Berkeley.

She became a national figure in when she accused U. From to , Hill taught at Oral Roberts University. In the fall of , she joined the law faculty of the University of Oklahoma. It was during this time when Hill was thrust into the spotlight after allegations she had made against then Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas.

For five days, supporters and detractors of both Hill and Thomas gave frank, graphic, riveting and emotional testimony to the members of the senate judiciary committee. The hearings became landmark in that millions of Americans from all walks of life engaged in dramatic debate about sexual harassment in bars, college campuses, law firms, private homes, houses of worship, weekend retreats, upscale suburbs, downtown districts, small town America and virtually all avenues of American society.

There were a number of television shows such as the CBS program Designing Women that devoted episodes to the hearings. Secretary of Education U. Secretary of Energy U. Secretary of Health and Human Services U. Secretary of Homeland Security U. Secretary of Labor U. Secretary of State U. Secretary of the Interior U. Secretary of Transportation U. Senator U. Supreme Court U. Trade Representative Vice President. Date: -.

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