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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.
Jan 25, 2023 · Two books published in 2015 have shed light on her later years, featuring photos that her as an older woman, sometimes seated in a wheelchair, quietly visiting with her family members.
- Liz Mcneil
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 interview...
- Myles Burke
Jun 22, 2024 · She would never be that carefree girl on a Kennedy sail, windswept hair and white sweaters, weightlessly bobbing on ocean swells while the men smoked cigars and looked important.
Aug 15, 2016 · Wrought with stress over Rosemary’s safety and their social standing, Joe Sr. and Rose reached a breaking point and began to desperately seek surgical solutions. Joe Sr. had heard news of a new surgery called a prefrontal lobotomy, which was performed as therapy for people with mental disorders, LGBT people, women who were considered too ...
- KQED Contributor
Jan 16, 2023 · The glittering Kennedy dynasty is sprinkled with overachieving politicians, lawyers and cultural icons whose influence on postwar America has earned them quasi-royal status across the pond. But beyond the glitz and glamour lie the names of the forgotten Kennedys, including Rosemary, JFK’s tragic younger sister whose life has inspired a new opera.
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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F. Kennedy and of two United States Senators. Learn about her life and history through facts and information collected by John F. Kennedy Museum. Photos included.
