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On 23 May 1953, Eunice Kennedy married Robert Sargent Shriver, and in 1957, she took over the direction of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1946 as a memorial to Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.—the family's eldest son, who was killed in World War II. The Foundation has two major objectives: to seek the ...
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG ( née Kennedy, July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist [1] and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of disabled people, Shriver was awarded the ...
Born in 1921, the year after women first received the right to vote in federal elections, Eunice Kennedy Shriver never ran for political office. However, she took on pivotal roles in the campaigns of her brothers John , Robert , and Edward , and husband, Sargent – much as her mother had done with her own father and sons.
May 10, 2024 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver was an American social activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of the intellectually disabled and, in an effort to provide a forum for them to compete athletically, founded (1968) the Special Olympics. Shriver, daughter of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy and sister of.
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May 10, 2018 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver wasn’t a president, attorney general or senator. ... Before Jack even took the oath of office, she got a commitment for him that he would create a presidential panel on ...
Aug 11, 2009 · 08/11/2009 06:28 AM EDT. Updated: 08/12/2009 05:06 AM EDT. Eunice Kennedy Shriver — champion of the mentally disabled, founder and honorary chairwoman of the Special Olympics, mother of five ...
Aug 12, 2009 · Aug. 11, 2009. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of one of the most prominent families in American politics and a trailblazer in the effort to improve the lives of people with intellectual ...
