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Shirley graduated from Hunter College High School in 1950.

Shirley began dating Seymour during her senior year of high school, while he was finishing Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Shirley met her future husband, Seymour Abrahamson, during high school when the two were working at a summer camp.

Shirley and her younger sister Roz shared a bedroom in their family home. While they had very different interests and friends, they got along well. Later in life, they especially enjoyed traveling together.

Shirley loved high school. She worked hard to get As.

Shirley enjoyed participating in student government activities at Hunter College High School. She worked long and hard on several campaigns.

Shirley excelled academically, skipping several grades in school. She started Hunter College High School in New York when she was just 12 years old.