Editing Kate Pierson (section)

==Early life and education==
Pierson was born in [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], and raised in [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]].<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/B-52s_Party_lands_close_to_hometown.html "B-52s 'Party' lands close to hometown"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', August 15, 2009; accessed January 14, 2012. "And with that hair? Kate Pierson, born in Weehawken, raised in Rutherford."</ref><ref>Bream, Jon. "Cameo Critic: Kate Pierson" ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' June 15, 2008.</ref><ref>Strong, Martin Charles. ''The essential rock discography'' (Canongate U.S.); {{ISBN|978-1-84195-860-6}}.</ref>

Pierson briefly attended [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] in [[Wheaton, Illinois]] before transferring to [[Boston University]], where she earned a journalism degree.<ref name="RS1980">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/interview-the-b-52s-113100/|title = Interview: The B-52's| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = December 11, 1980 |last=Henke |first=James}}</ref> She then traveled around Europe for a time in the 1970s, including six months working as a [[Bartender|barmaid]] in The Anson pub in [[Wallsend]], UK,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Evening |date=2012-02-16 |title=B-52s star was barmaid at a Wallsend pub in '70s |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/b-52s-star-barmaid-wallsend-pub-1360710 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=ChronicleLive |language=en}}</ref> before returning to the U.S. and moving to [[Athens, Georgia]], where she lived on a farm and earned a living as a [[paste-up]] artist in the type shop of the local newspaper.<ref name="RS1980"/>