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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Eunice Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1921, the fifth of Rose and Joseph Kennedy’s nine children and their third daughter. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Noroton, Connecticut, and Manhattanville College, and received a B.S. degree in sociology from Stanford University ...

  4. Eunice Shriver surrounded by her five children, Bobby, Maria, Anthony, Timothy, Mark. Seated next to Eunice is her husband Sargent Shriver at their Potomac MD home celebrating her birthday on July 09, 2006. Photo by Laurence L. Levin. The Kennedy family proudly pose outside their home. Pictured (left to right) Eunice, John, Rosemary, Jean ...

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  5. Jul 28, 2021 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver would have turned 100 years old on July 10, 2021. The Special Olympics, created by Eunice, recently turned 53 years old, born July 20, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. Inclusion.

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  6. President Kennedy signs an amendment to the Social Security Act, providing for increased funding for childhood and maternal health services as well as services for children with disabilities. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a consultant to the President's Panel which supported the bill, stands among other dignitaries. October 24, 1963 . Cecil Stoughton.

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  8. May 10, 2024 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 11, 2009, Hyannis, Massachusetts) 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.

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