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Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy and longtime human rights advocate, dies aged 96

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Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Senator Robert F Kennedy, passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. According to her family, she died from complications related to a stroke she suffered last week, while hospitalized. Her grandson, Joe Kennedy III, announced her passing on social media, describing her as "our amazing grandmother." Ethel Kennedy was a key figure in maintaining the Kennedy family's legacy and was a prominent figure in social justice and human rights. She was also a matriarch of one of America's most famous political dynasties.

  1. US
    Barack Obama
    Democratic Party
    1. She touched the lives of countless people around the world with her generosity and grace, and was an emblem of enduring faith and hope, even in the face of unimaginable grief.
  2. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. For over 50 years, Ethel traveled, marched, boycotted, and stood up for human rights around the world with her signature iron will and grace.
    2. Devoted to family and country, she had a spine of steel and a heart of gold that inspired millions of Americans, including me and Jill. We were blessed to call her a dear friend.
  3. US
    Rose Kennedy
    1. I knew how difficult it was going to be for her to raise that big family without the guiding role and influence that Bobby would have provided.
  4. US
    Arthur Schlesinger
    1. It was hard to resist the raffish, unpredictable, sometimes uncontrollable Kennedy parties.
  5. US
    Joe Kennedy III
    1. She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week.
    2. Along with a lifetime's work in social justice and human rights, our mother leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love her dearly.

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.The Times of India
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Boston Herald
  8. 8.Fox News

perspectives

  1. 1.Human rights
  2. 2.Obituary
  3. 3.Civil rights movement

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.MexicoMX
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.Convent of the Sacred Heart
  3. 3.Democratic PartyUS
  4. 4.Irish Republican Army
  5. 5.Manhattanville College
  6. 6.US Senate
  7. 7.White HouseUS
  8. 8.Camelot
  9. 9.Coalition of Gun Control
  10. 10.Connecticut Supreme Court
  11. 11.Earth Conservation Corps
  12. 12.Greenwich Academy

persons

  1. 1.Ethel Kennedy
  2. 2.Robert F Kennedy JrUS
  3. 3.John F Kennedy
  4. 4.Ethel Skakel
  5. 5.Joseph II
  6. 6.Rose KennedyUS
  7. 7.Barack ObamaUS
  8. 8.David KennedyUS
  9. 9.Joe BidenUS
  10. 10.Joe Kennedy IIIUS
  11. 11.Paul Hill
  12. 12.Philip Johnson

technicals

  1. 1.HBO Now
  2. 2.US Presidential Medal of Freedom
  3. 3.Times to Remember