ʃiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˈoʊkwʊd skˈuːl ɪn pˈoʊkiːpsi, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɜː bˈiː.ˈeɪ. ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ fɹʌm mˈaʊnt hˈɑːlɪˌoʊk kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, hɜːɹ ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. fɹʌm kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd fˈɜːðɚ ɡɹˈædʒuːət wˈɜːk æt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
She graduated from Oakwood School in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1950, received her B.A. in English literature from Mount Holyoke College in 1954, her M.A. from Columbia University in 1960, and continued further graduate work at George Washington University from 1961 to 1964.