Background
Hileman, Bette was born on March 4, 1937 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Francis Matthew and Elsie Josephine Buresh.
Hileman, Bette was born on March 4, 1937 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Francis Matthew and Elsie Josephine Buresh.
AB, Mount Holyoke College, 1959.
High School teacher Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, 1960—1961, Bath County High School, Warm Springs, Virginia, 1972—1973, Clifton Forge High School, Clifton Forge, 1974—1975. Head of science department Stuart Hall School, Staunton, 1978—1981. Associate editor Environmental Science & Technology, Public by American Chemical Society, Washington, 1981—1984.
Senior editor Chemical & Engineering News, Weekly Newsmagazine, American Chemical Society, 1984—2008, freelance journalist environmental health and climate issues, since 2008.
Chair History District Commission, East New Market, Maryland, 1994—2001. Member of New Dominion Chorale.
Married Stephen Caswell Clapp, September 25, 2004. Married Samuel Palmer Hileman, June 20, 1963 (divorced March 27, 1979). Children: Milena Lee, Charles Warren, Frank Stafford.