Elizabeth Dennis Hutchins, daughter of Edward L. Dennis of Scotland, Connecticut, attended Connecticut State College [now the University of Connecticut ] and graduated in 1936. After graduation, she attended the Hartford College of Law (later part of the University of Connecticut ), receiving her J.D. degree in 1939.
From the guide to the Elizabeth Dennis Hutchins Papers, undated, 1935-1936, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries)