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Ethel kennedy biography book
Ethel Kennedy
American human rights advocate (–)
Ethel Kennedy (née&#;SkakelSKAY-kəl; April 11, – October 10, ) was an American human rights advocate. She was the wife of U.S.
senatorRobert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and a daughter of businessman George Skakel.
Early life and education
Ethel Skakel was born on April 11, , in Chicago, Illinois, to businessman George Skakel and Ann Brannack.[1] She was the sixth of seven children, with a younger sister named Ann and five elder siblings: Georgeann, James, George Jr., Rushton, and Patricia.[2]
Her father George was the founder of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation, which later became a division of SGLCarbon.[3] He was of Dutch descent and a Protestant[4][5][6] while Ann was of Irish ancestry and practiced the Catholic faith.
Their children were raised Catholic, and Ethel, a devout Catholic herself, attended mass regularly througho