Early Life and Education
Sheehy was born in Mamaroneck, New York, the daughter of Lillian and Harold Henion.
She graduated from University of Vermont in 1958 with a BA in English and Home Economics. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. In 1970 Sheehy earned her MA in Journalism from Columbia University, where she studied on a fellowship under her mentor, Margaret Mead.
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