After majoring in Political Science at Yale University, focusing on women’s issues and antipoverty work, Ms. Adams attended Cornell Law School. At the Cornell Law, Ms. Adams specialized in feminist legal theory and progressive policy, and was a leader at the Law School Legal Aid Clinic, where Ms. Adams represented clients who could not afford an attorney in domestic violence and divorce cases and was advisor to other students who represented clients. Upon her graduation from Cornell Law, Ms. Adams received multiple awards for her dedication to civil rights and public service, including Most Promising Female Law Graduate from Cornell Law by the National Association of Women Lawyers and a national commendation for her dedicated service to lesbian gay bisexual and transgender legal rights. Ms. Adams has served on the Board of Directors of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance.