Education:
1. Primary and Secondary Education:
- Miss Chapin's School for Girls, New York City: Jacqueline Bouvier attended Miss Chapin's School for Girls, a prestigious all-girls day school in New York City. She studied there until 1947.
- Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Maryland: After her family's move to Washington, D.C., Jacqueline transferred to Holton-Arms School, a private boarding school in Bethesda, Maryland. She completed her secondary education there and graduated in 1947.
2. College Education:
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York: Jacqueline Bouvier enrolled at Vassar College, a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. She initially majored in art history but later changed her major to French literature.
3. Sorbonne University, Paris, France: In 1949, Jacqueline spent nine months studying French at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, through the Smith College Junior Year in France program. Her time in Paris further cultivated her love for literature, art, and culture.
Further Education and Career:
- After her return to the United States, Jacqueline briefly worked as a photographer for the Washington Times-Herald newspaper. She later moved to a career in journalism and became an "Inquiring Camera Girl" for the weekly news magazine called "Collier's."
- Jacqueline's educational background in literature, art, and her exposure to different cultures shaped her intellect, elegance, and interest in promoting the arts and culture as the First Lady of the United States.