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Author:

McNamara, Eileen, author.

Title:

Eunice : the Kennedy who changed the world / Eileen McNamara.

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Shriver, Eunice Kennedy.
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Family.
Kennedy, Joseph P.--(Joseph Patrick),--1888-1969--Family.
Kennedy family.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Special Olympics, Inc.
Women philanthropists--United States--Biography.
Philanthropists--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Brothers and sisters--Biography.
HISTORY--United States--General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. In her parents' image -- Growing up Kennedy -- 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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1451642261
9781451642261

OCLC:

(OCoLC)989963797

LCCN:

2017046517

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