At Hunter , she won the all - city Latin Poetry Contest in 1949 .
At Hunter , she graduated second in her class , subsequently attending Queens College and then Cornell University 's School of Nursing , which granted her a bachelor 's degree in 1954 .
At Hunter , she won the all - city Latin Poetry Contest in 1949 and graduated second in her class , subsequently attending Queens College and then Cornell University 's School of Nursing , which granted her a bachelor 's degree in 1954 .