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Shirley Hill Witt was born on 17 April, 1934 in Whittier, California, U.S., is an American poet. Discover Shirley Hill Witt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?
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Anthropologist
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89 years old |
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17 April, 1934 |
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17 April |
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Whittier, California, U.S. |
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United States
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Shirley Hill Witt Height, Weight & Measurements
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Shirley Hill Witt Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shirley Hill Witt worth at the age of 89 years old? Shirley Hill Witt’s income source is mostly from being a successful poet. She is from United States. We have estimated Shirley Hill Witt's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Shirley Hill Witt (born April 17, 1934) is an anthropologist, educator, author, civil rights activist, and former foreign service officer.
Witt was active in the Indian rights movement during the 1960s.
She was a founding member of the National Indian Youth Council and worked with them from 1961 to 1964.
She also served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
In 1961, she co-founded the National Indian Youth Council and served as its first vice president.
Soon after, she joined protestors in the Puget Sound region in the fight to secure fishing rights guaranteed by treaty.
Later that decade, she partnered with Council co-founder Herbert Blatchford to revitalize the Gallup Indian Center in New Mexico, where she was completing her PhD.
Witt received her B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1965 and her M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1966.
A member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan, Witt was one of the first Native American women to earn a Ph.D. She obtained her Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1969.
Witt has published extensively on Native Americans in addition to being a poet and fiction writer.
She later obtained her Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1969 with her dissertation "Migration into the San Juan Indian Pueblo, 1726-1968".
Witt has taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1970–1972) and Colorado College (1972–1974).
She was the director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1975–1983).
Witt reported waiting four years between being "led to believe that I did very well" on the hiring test in 1981 and being hired in 1985.
Although the agency did not admit to any wrongdoing, each woman was awarded at least $460,000.
Witt also served as the Cabinet Secretary for Natural Resources under New Mexico Governor Toney Anaya (1983–1985).
In 1985, Witt joined the U.S. diplomatic corps.
As an employee of the U.S. Information Agency, she worked in South America (Venezuela and Paraguay) and Africa (Somalia and Zambia).
She held positions of Foreign Service Officer, Cultural Affairs Officer, Binational Center Director, and Deputy Director of U.S.I.A.
In 2000, Witt was one of the plaintiffs in a sex-discrimination case against the United States Information Agency.
The 1,100 women accused the agency of "manipulating the hiring process to exclude women, in some cases resorting to fraud, altering test scores and destroying personnel and test files."
