Ethel Skakel Kennedy
American human-rights campaigner and spouse of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Skakel (born April 11, 1928) is an American activist and politician. She is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Her son is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr..
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Born | Ethel Skakel April 11, 1928 |
Education | Manhattanville College (BA) |
Political party | Democratic |
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Relatives | Kennedy family |
Skakel was born on April 11, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. She studied at Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in 1945.
Skakel met Robert while he was dating her sister. On June 17, 1950, Robert and Ethel married in Greenwich, Connecticut. They had eleven children. Two of their children died.
Skakel supported Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Ethel Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama". Barackobama.com. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
Other websites
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- Ethel Skakel Kennedy on IMDb
- American Experience: RFK People & Events Archived 2017-03-18 at the Wayback Machine—From PBS