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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 · Who Was Rose Kennedy? Rose Kennedy was the grande dame of contemporary American politics, seeing three of her children find great success.
Nov 22, 2023 · JFK assassination: John F Kennedy's mother Rose's 'agony' following the tragic loss of her son, 60 years ago. To mark the 60th anniversary of JFK's death, revisit an exclusive BBC...
- Myles Burke
Jan 23, 1995 · Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, whose 10 decades of life encompassed extraordinary triumphs and epic tragedies, died Sunday at the age of 104.
May 10, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and legacy of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family and a political activist. She was the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy, the mother of nine children, and a supporter of her sons' political careers.
Sep 29, 2006 · Rose Kennedy, for one brief moment the most powerful mother in America, went over her son President John F. Kennedy's head in 1962 to write directly to the Russian leader Nikita S....
