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Eunice shriver kennedy center
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
American philanthropist (–)
Eunice Mary Kennedy ShriverDSG (July 10, – August 11, ) was an American philanthropist.[1] Shriver was a member of the Kennedy family by birth, and a member of the Shriver family through her marriage to Sargent Shriver, who was the United States Ambassador to France and the final Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in She was a sister of U.S.
President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith.
Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities.
For her efforts on behalf of disabled people, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in
Early life, education, and early career
Eunice Mary Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on July 10, [2] She was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P.
Kennedy Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald.[