Dr. Witherspoon waxay ku dhalatay Georgia oo waxay u adeegtay sida taliye ee Ciidanka Mareykanka ee Ciidanka Mareykanka ilaa 2012. Hooyadeed, Dr. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (née Reese), waxay ka timid Harriman, Tennessee. Dr. Betty Witherspoon waxay kasbatay shan darajo guud ahaan, oo ay ku jiraan Ph.D. ee kalkaalinta. Waxay noqotay borofisar ku takhasusay kalkaalinta ee Jaamacadda Vanderbilt. Witherspoon waxay sheegtay inay ka soo jeedo Scottish-born John Witherspoon, oo saxiixay Baaqa Madaxbannaanida Mareykanka; si kastaba ha noqotee, tani ma aysan xaqiijin akhristayaasha Bulshada Tulane ee dugsiga caafimaadka.
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