Second oldest of six children in her family
Grew up in a working class community in Nutley, New Jersey right near New York City
Age of 13 she started working as a model, she would appear in fashion shows as well as TV and print advertisements
Her parents married when mother was pregnant
Mother was a teacher and was always affected by past family issues
Father was very hard on Martha
Martha would do very well in school earning straight A’s in school which earned her a scholarship at Barnard College in Manhattan, New York She would receive a degree in European and Architectural History in 1962.
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