Ta yi karatun digiri na biyu a cikin wallafe-wallafen Medieval a Jami'ar California, Berkeley. Ta yi aure ga Grover Krantz na tsawon shekaru 13 daga 1964 zuwa kimanin 1977. Daga nan sai ta yi aiki a takaice a matsayin jami'in kula da dabbobi, a matsayin mai ba da ladabi, kuma a matsayin jami'in 'yan sanda na Berkeley, California. Tambaya: Yaya tsawon lokacin da ta yi aure da Krantz?
Shekaru 13