Biography

Betty Jean Hall was born on July 12, 1946 in Buckhorn, Kentucky, USA. She was married to Thomas Burke. She died on August 16, 2024 in Cary, North Carolina, USA.

Attorney who fought for the right of women to work in the American coal mining industry.

She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Berea College. She worked at the Appalachian Regional Commission before studying at the Antioch School of Law in Washington, a predecessor to the University of the District of Columbia's law school.