Eunice : the Kennedy who changed the world
Title:
Eunice : the Kennedy who changed the world
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Publication Date as Range:
2018
ISBN:
9781451642261
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), geneal. table ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Part I. In her parents' image -- The middle child -- London -- From the Sacred Heart to Stanford University -- Dollar-a-year girl -- Part II. In her brothers' shadow -- Juvenile delinquency -- Women in prison -- Chicago -- Consultant to the president -- In her own right -- From Camp Shriver to Special Olympics -- An American in Paris -- Maternal feminism -- Protecting the present, seeding the future -- Epilogue.
Abstract:
Examines the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens, and her role as founder of the Special Olympics.
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