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Female Writer Recalls Hostile Workplace at Late Night; Calls for More Diversity

One of the few women to write for Late Night with David Letterman recalls a hostile, sexually charged workplace when she worked for the show in the late '80s.

In a first-person piece for Vanity Fair  read full article

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Female Writer Recalls Hostile Workplace at Late Night; Calls for More Diversity

One of the few women to write for Late Night with David Letterman recalls a hostile, sexually charged workplace when she worked for the show in the late '80s.

In a first-person piece for Vanity Fair read more

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