Special Olympics

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founded Special Olympics

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, was a leader in the field of intellectual disability and founder of the Special Olympics. Born on July 10, 1921 at the…

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, was a leader in the field of intellectual disability and founder of the Special Olympics. Born on July 10, 1921 at the Kennedy family home on Abbotsford Road in Brookline, MA , Eunice was the fifth child and third daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy’s nine children. …

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