Editing Lesley Gore (section)

==Early life and education==
Gore was born Lesley Sue Goldstein<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/lesley-gore-16606845 |title=Lesley Gore : Biography |publisher=Biography.com |access-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref> in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]],<ref name="NYDN"/> into a middle-class 
[[American Jews|Jewish]] family.<ref name=Guardian/> Her parents were Leo Goldstein and Ronny Gore. The family changed their surname to "Gore" soon after Leslie's birth.<ref name=name>{{cite web |last1=Salitsky |first1=Amy |title=Lesley Gore: The Jewish Feminist Lesbian Pop Star Ahead of Her Time {{!}} November 13, 2017 |url=https://www.heyalma.com/lesley-gore-the-jewish-feminist-lesbian-pop-star-ahead-of-her-time/ |website=heyalma.com |date=November 13, 2017 |publisher=[[70 Faces Media]] |access-date=24 March 2024  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240206184806/https://www.heyalma.com/lesley-gore-the-jewish-feminist-lesbian-pop-star-ahead-of-her-time/ |archive-date= 6 February 2024}}</ref> Her father was the owner of Peter Pan, a children's swimwear and underwear manufacturer,<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news | last=Laing | first=Dave | date=February 17, 2015 |title=Lesley Gore obituary |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/17/lesley-gore|newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 21, 2015 }} "Daughter of Ronny and Leo, she was born Lesley Sue Goldstein into a middle-class [[Jewish people|Jewish]] family in [[New York City]] and grew up in Tenafly, [[New Jersey]]."</ref> and later became a leading [[brand licensing]] agent in the apparel industry.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salmans |first=Sandra |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/24/business/finding-the-products-for-famous-names.html |title=Finding the Products for Famous Names |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 24, 1981 |access-date=March 7, 2015 }}</ref> She was raised in [[Tenafly, New Jersey]],<ref>Fine, Arlene. [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/it-s-lesley-gore-s-party-at-cain-park/article_9d543b92-d2fa-5f23-9ab7-1c01dd751f23.html "It's Lesley Gore's party at Cain Park"]''[[Cleveland Jewish News]]'', July 31, 2008. Accessed July 12, 2017.</ref> and attended the [[Dwight-Englewood School|Dwight School for Girls]] in nearby [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]]. She also attended [[Sarah Lawrence College]], graduating with a degree in American literature.<ref name=NPR>{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Dave |title=Fresh Air Remembers Lesley Gore Who Sang Hits Including 'You Don't Own Me' |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/20/387769267/fresh-air-remembers-lesley-gore-who-sang-hits-including-you-dont-own-me |website=npr.org |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>