Ethel Kennedy
American human-rights campaigner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel /ˈskeɪ.kəl/ SKAY-kel born April 11, 1928) is an American human rights advocate. She is the widow of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, and the sixth child of George and Ann (Brannack) Skakel. Shortly after her husband's assassination in 1968, Kennedy founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, a non-profit charity working to reach his goal of a just and peaceful world. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. She is the oldest living member of the Kennedy Family.
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Born | Ethel Skakel (1928-04-11) April 11, 1928 (age 96) |
Education | Manhattanville College (BA) |
Political party | Democratic |
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Children | 11 |
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Relatives | Kennedy family (through marriage) |
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