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Kate Millett

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The Resume

    (September 14, 1934-September 6, 2017)
    Born in St. Paul, Minnesota
    Born Katherine Murray Millett
    Wrote 'Sexual Politics,' 'Prostitution Papers,' 'Sita,' 'Basement,' 'The Loony-Bin Trip,' and "A.D.: A Memoir'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her first book, 'Sexual Politics,' was really a Ph.D. thesis.
    Although she was a lesbian, she married a Japanese sculptor and had an open marriage with him.
    She was hospitalized for bipolar disorder.
    She smokes.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Norman Mailer attacked her after she criticized his work in 'Sexual Politics.'
    Camille Paglia trashed her, too.
    She attended St. Hilda's College at Oxford and Columbia University.
    She made the cover of Time magazine.
    She supported prostitutes' rights.
    She is a sculptor.
    She runs an artists' colony.
    She went to court and had herself freed from the mental hospital.
    She campaigns against torture.
    She says, 'I love making trouble. It's a wonderful job. You don't get paid but you have a lot of adventures.'

Credit: Truffle


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 51 Votes: 56.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 75 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying