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Born in Berlin in 1932, Watkins and her family of German refugees moved around pre-World War II Europe, evading the growing Nazi presence.
In Portugal, Watkins found herself immersed in a free-spirited, international community of refugees.
“I ran around on the beach for years,” Watkins says.
Before the end of World War II, her family moved again, this time to New York City, where just two weeks after arriving, Watkins was placed in boarding school. She says the transition, so early in her childhood, became a source of alienation. “I was completey in...
After attending a succession of boarding schools, Watkins arrived at her fourth and final school, New York City’s Hunter College High School, where she rose to the top of her class and eventually became the editor of the school’s magazine.