10 Things I Learned From Eartha Kitt’s “Unsung Hollywood” Episode - Page 3
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Veronica Wells
The beatings and the “rescue”
Aunt Rosa, the woman Kitt went to live with, had children of her own. And none of them treated her well. Instead, Kitt became their work mule. They beat her, starved her, sexually abused her and often beat her. In one instance, Kitt recalled being tied to a tree by the children and beaten until blood ran down her legs. Eventually, the abuse got so bad that someone in the church took pity on Kitt and helped arrange for her aunt in Harlem to take her in. She did but wasn’t kind either. After another beating, Kitt moved out and eventually started working in show business.
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