She went to Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, before attending Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1945, she graduated magna cum laude from Smith with a degree in economics.
In the context of her early life, she attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, before proceeding to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her graduation from Smith in 1945 with a degree in economics highlighted her academic achievements.