Brought up Jewish, Elizabeth Wurtzel's parents divorced when she was young. As described in
Prozac Nation, Wurtzel's depression began at the ages of ten to twelve. She attended Ramaz for high school and was described as an overachiever by her teachers, who expected her to become a nationally famous writer. While an undergraduate at Harvard College, she wrote for
The Harvard Crimson and the
Dallas Morning News. Wurtzel also received the 1986 Rolling Stone Magazine College Journalism Award. Follo…
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