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Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the " lace curtain " Irish-American community in Boston.
Apr 2, 2014 · Born Rose Fitzgerald, July 22, 1890, in Boston, Massachusetts, Rose was the eldest child of John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, a prominent figure in Boston politics who served one term as a...
Jul 18, 2024 · Rose Kennedy was an American political figure who, as the matriarch of the Kennedys, a family that created a political dynasty in the United States, drew on her Roman Catholic faith to endure what she characterized as a life of agonies and ecstasies.
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Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born in Boston’s North End on July 22, 1890, the eldest child of John F. (“Honey Fitz”) and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald. She was first introduced to politics as a child.
Nov 22, 2023 · To mark the 60th anniversary of JFK's death, revisit an exclusive BBC interview with the US president's mother, Rose, who movingly details the family's intense pride and sorrow.
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Sep 29, 2006 · A collection of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s papers sheds light on a woman best known as the wife of an ambassador and the mother of sons who became president, attorney general and senator.
Sep 7, 2020 · Wife of an Ambassador. In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt named Joseph Kennedy Ambassador to Great Britain, and the Kennedys relocated across the Atlantic to a new home. Rose’s years in London were some of the best in her life.