 Henry's mother Edith E. Henry, a handbag and shoe designer, led them into a life a taste and travel.Henry began her career in photojournalism at Radcliffe College, as photo editor of the "Harvard Crimson" from 1967 to 1969.Her photography was also published during that time in "Harvard Alumni Bulletin", the Harvard Lampoon Overkill Number Brian Kahin's student film "Barbara Baby" (starring Barbara Lanckton Connors), the "Boston Globe", "Harvard Today", and "Time" magazine.