Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family.
15 Facts About Rose Kennedy
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Rose Kennedy was deeply embedded in the "lace curtain" Irish American community in Boston.
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In 1951, Rose Kennedy was ennobled by Pope Pius XII, becoming the sixth American woman to be granted the rank of Papal countess.
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Rose Kennedy was the eldest of six children born to John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, at the time a member of the Boston Common Council, and the former Mary Josephine "Josie" Hannon.
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Rose Kennedy attended the New England Conservatory in Boston, where she studied piano.
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Rose Kennedy would go on to court Fitzgerald for more than seven years, much to her father's disapproval.
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When Rose Kennedy was eight months pregnant with the couple's fourth child, Kathleen, she temporarily went back to her parents, returning to Joseph after her father told her divorce was not an option.
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In turning a blind eye to her husband's affairs, Rose Kennedy depended heavily on medication.
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Rose Kennedy stated that she felt completely fulfilled as a full-time homemaker.
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Rose Kennedy took brisk ocean swims outside her Cape Cod house.
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Rose Kennedy maintained her residence at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts and was cared for by private nurses and staff.
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Rose Kennedy turned 100 years old on July 22,1990.
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On January 22,1995, Rose Kennedy died from complications from pneumonia at age 104 at the Rose Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port.
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Rose Kennedy was survived by five of her nine children as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Rose Kennedy was interred with her husband at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.