Rosemary Kennedy

Rosemary Kennedy
Born
Rose Marie Kennedy

September 13, 1918
DiedJanuary 7, 2005(2005-01-07) (aged 86)
Resting placeHolyhood Cemetery
EducationSacred Heart Convent
Parent(s)Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Rose Kennedy
RelativesJoseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (brother)
John F. Kennedy (brother)
Kathleen Kennedy (sister)
Eunice Kennedy (sister)
Patricia Kennedy (sister)
Robert Kennedy (brother)
Jean Kennedy (sister)
Edward Kennedy (brother)

Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy (September 13, 1918 – January 7, 2005) was a member of the Kennedy family. She was the first sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. She was said to have substandard intelligence, with a mental age of between age 8 and 13.

She had seizures and sudden changes in mood. At this time, doctors thought that a surgery called a lobotomy would fix these problems. In a lobotomy, one part of the brain is cut away from the rest. She got a lobotomy in 1941, when she was 23 years old, but it failed. She was left with the intelligence of a two-year-old child. After this, she could not speak correctly or walk. She lived the rest of her life in a care facility for people with disabilities.[1]

  1. McNeil, Liz. "The Untold Story of JFK's Sister, Rosemary Kennedy, and Her Disastrous Lobotomy". Peoplemag. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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