Ethel Kennedy

Ethel Kennedy
Kennedy in 1968
Born	Ethel Skakel (1928-04-11)April 11, 1928 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 10, 2024(2024-10-10) (aged 96) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Manhattanville College (BA)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Robert F. Kennedy ​ ​ (m. 1950; died 1968)​
Children	Kathleen Joseph II Robert Jr. David Courtney Michael Kerry Christopher Max Douglas Rory
Parents	George Skakel Ann Brannack
Relatives	Kennedy family

Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel; April 11, 1928 – October 10, 2024) was an American activist and politician. She was the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She had eleven children together; including Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Christopher G. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II and Rory Kennedy.

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.

In 1968, shortly after her husband's assassination, Kennedy founded the non-profit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

Kennedy supported Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign.^[1]

On October 3, 2024, Kennedy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep.^[2] She died one week later on October 10, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 96.^[3]

1. ↑ "Ethel Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama". Barackobama.com. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
2. ↑ Sarnoff, Elsa (October 8, 2024). "Ethel Kennedy hospitalized after suffering stroke, family says". ABC News. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
3. ↑ Siemaszko, Corky (October 10, 2024). "Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of the famous family, dies at 96". NBCNews.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.