Ethel Skakel Kennedy

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Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Kennedy in 2018
Born
Ethel Skakel

(1928-04-11) April 11, 1928 (age 95)
EducationManhattanville College (BA)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Robert F. Kennedy
(m. 1950; died 1968)
Children
Parents
RelativesKennedy family

Ethel Skakel (born April 11, 1928) is an American activist and politician. She is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Her son is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr..

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.

Skakel supported Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ethel Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama". Barackobama.com. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-02.

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