Rosemary Kennedy lived a life filled with abuse and neglect due to a mental disability she had since birth. Born in 1918, Rosemary was the eldest daughter of Rose and Joe Sr. and the younger sister of ...

Rosemary Kennedy was a beauty, a debutante, and the daughter of one of America's most glamorous families. She was born with a wealth of advantages as the daughter of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy — but ...

Here's what the newsletter is covering this week: 1.The tragic and heartbreaking story of Rosemary Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's sister, who was often referred to as the Kennedys' "Dark Secret." Bettmann ...

Following the lobotomy, Rosemary was sent to live at a Catholic facility for the mentally disabled in Jefferson, Wisconsin Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Rosemary Kennedy spent much of her life shielded from the public eye, her struggles with mental retardation inspired her sister to encourage millions of mentally disabled ...

Riva, the only child of screen siren Marlene Dietrich, met the Kennedy family in 1938 in the South of France where both families had come for vacation Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where ...

Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of the Kennedy family and aunt of RFK Jr., was lobotomized in 1941. Born with a lack of oxygen at birth, she experienced developmental disabilities, seizures, ...

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