Eunice, the Kennedy who changed the world, Eileen McNamara
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- Biographies
- HISTORY -- United States -- General
- Presidents -- United States -- Brothers and sisters -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Social Activists
- Special Olympics, Inc
- Women philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Women
- Kennedy, John F., John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 -- Family
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- Kennedy family
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
- Shriver, Eunice Kennedy
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Political
- Kennedy, Joseph P., Joseph Patrick, 1888-1969 -- Family
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Eunice, the Kennedy who changed the world, Eileen McNamara
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-353) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
genealogical tablesillustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Eunice
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
989963797
Responsibility statement
Eileen McNamara
Sub title
the Kennedy who changed the world
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
Table of contents
Part one. In her parents' image. The middle child ; London ; From the Sacred Heart to Stanford University ; Dollar-a-year girl -- Part two. In her brothers' shadows. Juvenile delinquency ; Women in prison ; Chicago ; Consultant to the president -- Part three: In her own right. From Camp Shriver to Special Olympics ; An American in Paris ; Maternal feminism ; Protecting the present, seeding the future -- Epilogue
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