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 ...

It’s well-known that the Kennedy family has been fraught with tragedy, but according to the book White House By The Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port, there was one that JFK’s mother Rose ...

Rose Kennedy (center) flanked by daughters Kathleen (left) and Rosemarie during their years in Britain. Rosemarie Kennedy led a colorful, headstrong life -- and paid the ultimate price for it. Getty ...

Eunice Shriver turned "her anger into positive action," resulting in the Special Olympics — and the "coolest friendship ever," her family tells PEOPLE in this week's issue Eunice Kennedy Shriver's ...

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 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. John F. Kennedy Jr. never knew a life out of the public eye. Born three ...

WASHINGTON -- Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister of President John F. Kennedy and the inspiration for the Special Olympics, died Friday. She was 86. Kennedy, the third child of Rose and Joseph ...