Editing Elizabeth Edwards (section)

==Early life==
Mary Elizabeth Anania was born in 1949, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Thweatt Anania (1923–2012) and Vincent Anania (1920–2008).<ref name="LATobit">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-elizabeth-edwards-20101207,0,2175436.story|title=Obituary: Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61; wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards|last=Thursby|first=Keith|date=December 7, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 8, 2010}}</ref>  She grew up in a [[Military brat (U.S. subculture)|military family]], moving many times and never having a hometown. Her father, a [[United States Navy]] [[Naval aviator|pilot]], was transferred from military base to military base during her childhood and adolescence; for part of her childhood, she lived [[United States Forces Japan|in Japan]], where her father was stationed. She wrote in her book ''Saving Graces'' that one of the difficult relocations that she went through was moving during her senior year of high school.<ref>''Saving Graces'', pp. 165–166.</ref> Some of her childhood friends' fathers were killed in war, and Edwards recalled childhood memories of attending their funerals.<ref>''Resilience'', p. 13.</ref> She also wrote about the stress of living on a military base and seeing a constant stream of wounded soldiers while her father was away fighting [[Vietnam War|in Vietnam]].<ref>''Resilience'', p. 25.</ref>

Edwards had two younger siblings:<ref>''Saving Graces'', p. 27.</ref> a brother, Jay Anania,  a professor of film at [[New York University]]<ref>''Resilience'', p. 174.</ref> and a sister, Nancy Anania.<ref name="AP12-7">{{cite news|url=http://www2.wsls.com/news/2010/dec/07/6/ap-elizabeth-edwards-has-died-ar-701016/|title=Elizabeth Edwards dies|last=Baker|first=Mike|author2=Woodward, Calvin|date=December 7, 2010|publisher=Associated Press via [[WSLS]]-10TV|access-date=December 10, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref> Edwards graduated from the Francis C. Hammond High School in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], then attended [[University of Mary Washington|Mary Washington College]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]]. She transferred to the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)]], where she earned a [[Bachelor's degree]]. After three years of [[postgraduate studies]] in [[English studies|English]], she entered [[University of North Carolina School of Law|UNC's School of Law]] and earned a [[Juris Doctor]].