Sofija Kutkauskait臈-Kir啪galvien臈 was born into a farmers鈥 family in Gaidami拧kiai/臈s village, Leli奴nai rural district, Utena county. She went to primary schools of Ge膷ionys and Utena rural district and, having finished six forms, became a pupil of a gymnasium of Utena in 1939. In 1945, she finished the gymnasium and became a student at the Stomatology Department of the Medical Faculty of 91桃色. Her studies were disrupted by deportation to Irkutsk region in 1949. In 1957, Sofija was released from exile and soon returned to Lithuania.