Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (August 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
| Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver | |
|---|---|
 Zurab Tsereteli with Eunice Kennedy Shriver (right) |
|
| Born | July 10, 1921  Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. |
| Parents | Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Rose Kennedy |
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921) is a member of the Kennedy family and founder of the Special Olympics. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, she was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
In 1944, Eunice Kennedy graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science/Social Thought. On May 23, 1953 she married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., who became the United States Ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970 and the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate in 1972. Eunice and Sargent had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sargent Shriver III | April 28, 1954 | former part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Maria Owings Shriver | November 6, 1955 | TV anchorwoman and wife of California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
| Timothy Perry Shriver | August 29, 1959 | Chairman of the Special Olympics | |
| Mark Kennedy Shriver | February 17, 1964 | Democratic member of Maryland's House of Delegates (1995-2003). | |
| Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver | July 20, 1965 | Activist for the mentally retarded and chairman of Best Buddies International, a friendship program for people with intellectual disabilities. |
Eunice actively campaigned for her older brother John F. Kennedy during the 1960 United States presidential election, and in 1968, she helped Ann McGlone Burke nationalize the Special Olympics movement and is the only living woman whose portrait appears on a U.S. coin, the 1995 commemorative Special Olympics silver dollar. In 2003, she supported her son-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful bid for governor of California.
Upon the death of her sister, Rosemary Kennedy, on January 7, 2005, Eunice became the oldest of the four then surviving children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy. Her younger sister Patricia Kennedy Lawford died on September 17, 2006. Eunice has suffered several health setbacks in recent years, and on November 18, 2007, she was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital where she remains today.[1]
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the Internet Movie Database
- Special Olympics
- NPR - Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Olympic Legacy
- U.S. Mint page (geared for children) on the Special Olympics Silver Dollar
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Cohen |
Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA) 2002 |
Succeeded by Donna de Varona |
Categories: Articles lacking sources from August 2007 | All articles lacking sources | 1921 births | American Roman Catholics | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Disability rights activists | Irish-Americans | John F. Kennedy | Kennedy family | Laureus World Sports Awards winners | Living people | Massachusetts Democrats | People from Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients | Robert F. Kennedy | Roman Catholic activists | Siblings of Presidents of the United States | Special Olympics | Stanford University alumni