Shearer was born in Newark, Newark, New York (near Rochester), she studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, graduating in 1934.
Shearer was born in Newark, New York, United States. After graduating in 1930 from Newark High School in Newark, New York (near Rochester), she studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, graduating in 1934.