Kennedy, Ethel

Ethel Kennedy
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Name	Kennedy, Ethel Gender: F
Birthname	Ethel Skakel
born on	11 April 1928 at 03:30 (= 03:30 AM )
Place	Chicago, Illinois, 41n51, 87w39
Timezone	CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Wilsons
Astrology data	21°15' 29°17 Asc. 02°39'

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Ethel Kennedy

Biography

American news figure and the wife of Robert Kennedy. She has been her family's beacon of faith, whose life work has been her children. A wonderful sense of humor sustains her and she likes to tease and be teased. Ethel does not forgive easily and people have said, "She is more Kennedy than the Kennedy's." Ethel and Bobby Kennedy were married on 6/17/1950 and moved to Hickory Hill Estate in McLean, VA. They had 11 children, the youngest of which was born after Bobby's assassination in 6/05/1968.

Born into a large Catholic family with more money than the Kennedy's, she spent her childhood in Greenwich, CT. She loved her parents who were both alcoholics. Ethel and her siblings grew up wild and she developed the habit of lashing out at anyone that was critical of her family and has remained fierce when provoked. Both of her parents and her brother were killed in separate plane crashes. Riding horses was one of her favorite sports along with swimming, golf and tennis.

During her freshman year, 1945-46, at Manhattanville College for women in New York she was formally introduced to Robert Kennedy by her classmate, his sister Jean. Bobby had dated Ethel's older sister Pat. Being a staunch Catholic, she was a virgin when they met. Bobby adored her as he was more thoughtful and much less outgoing, admiring her outrageous vivacity.

RFK was the disciplinarian and after his death the kids ran wild. They were all competitive and active, the only quiet times were at dinner when everyone got together and talked. She takes her widowhood very seriously and never remarried because no other man could be as good as Bobby. Through all of the problems over the years she has been the glue that holds the family together in every crisis. She won't allow herself to cry in public as she is very stoic. Her children see her as a 'doer' who is filled with love, supports causes and makes people feel special.

In a biography by Jerry Oppenheimer, "The Other Mrs. Kennedy" he relates stories of how she struck a cabbie she said overcharged her, spilled beer on Neil Diamond at a benefit and returned clothing she had worn to department stores. Through many family tragedies, she has relied on her religious faith. Crises have included not only the death of her Senator husband but drug rehab for her sons, the death of son David in 1984 due to a drug overdose in a Palm Beach, FL hotel, reckless driving of son Joe that left a girl paralyzed for life, and the death of son Michael in a skiing accident in January 1998. Her daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia and all of her children now are committed to public service. In 1992 Ethel toured Eastern Europe and donated medical equipment and in 1997 toured Kenya to promote democratic reforms. During the visit of Chinese president Jiang Zemin she appeared at a mass rally across from the White House to protest human rights abuses in Tibet and China.

Ethel attends mass every day, prays often and has softened over time. She no longer plays tennis due to a hip replacement in 1995.

Their children are:

Kathleen Harrington, July 4, 1951 (Townsend, data given)

Joseph Patrich, September 24, 1952 (data given)

Robert Francis Jr., January 17, 1954, (environmental protester, jailed for his stance)

David Anthony, June 15, 1955 (died of drug OD 4/28/84)

Mary Courtney, September 9, 1956 (Hill, data given)

Michael Lemoyne, February 27, 1958 (died skiing 1997)

Mary Kerry, September 8, 1959 (Cuomo, data given)

Christopher George, July 4, 1963 (business exec)

Matthew Maxwell Taylor, January 11, 1965 (teacher at Boston College)

Douglas Harriman, March 24, 1967 (TV host on Fox)

Rory Elizabeth, December 12, 1968 (data given)

Bobby and Ethel married 6/17/1950, 11:30 AM, Greenwich, CT.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• parent->child relationship with Hill, Courtney Kennedy (born 9 September 1956)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Christopher (born 4 July 1963)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Douglas (born 24 March 1967)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Joseph P. II (born 24 September 1952)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Kerry (born 8 September 1959)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Michael (born 27 February 1958)

• parent->child relationship with Kennedy, Rory (born 12 December 1968)

• parent->child relationship with Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy (born 4 July 1951)

• spouse relationship with Kennedy, Robert F. (born 20 November 1925). Notes: Happy

• other kin relationship with Hill, Saoirse Kennedy (born 22 May 1997). Notes: Grandkin

• other kin relationship with McKean, Maeve Kennedy (born 1 November 1979). Notes: Grandkin

Events

• Relationship : Marriage 17 June 1950 at 11:30 AM in Greenwich, CT (Robert Kennedy)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 4 July 1951 (Daughter Kathleen born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 24 September 1952 (Son Joseph Patrich born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 14 January 1954 (Son Robert Jr. born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 15 June 1955 (Son David born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 9 September 1956 (Daughter Mary Courtney born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 27 February 1958 (Son Michael born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 8 September 1959 (Daughter Mary Kerry born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 4 July 1963 (Son Christopher born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 11 January 1965 (Son Matthew born)
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• Family : Change in family responsibilities 24 March 1967 (Son Douglas born)
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• Death of Mate 1968 (Husband assassinated)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 12 December 1968 (Daughter Rory born)
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• Death of Child April 1984 (David died of drug OD)
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Source Notes

B.C. in hand from the Wilsons

Biography: Jerry Oppenheimer, "The Other Mrs. Kennedy."

Categories

• Traits : Personality : Active

• Traits : Personality : Aggressive/ brash (Known as abrasive)

• Family : Childhood : Advantaged (Family money)

• Family : Childhood : Family close (Loving but undisciplined)

• Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Parents killed in plane accident)

• Family : Childhood : Memories Bad (Parents alcoholics)

• Family : Childhood : Sibling circumstances (Brother killed in plane accident)

• Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (U.S. Senator and President's brother)

• Family : Relationship : Widowed (Husband assassinated)

• Family : Parenting : Hardship - Little money (Youngest born after husband's death, raised them alone)

• Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (11 kids)

• Family : Parenting : Kids - Drug involved (Son dead from OD)

• Family : Parenting : Kids -Traumatic event (Various scrapes and scandals)

• Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Money Through Marriage

• Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist (Charity work)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Sports (Tennis)

• Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western (Strong Catholic)

• Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women