| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition |
| Descript |
x, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 25 cm |
| Content |
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unmediated n |
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volume nc |
| Note |
Illustrations on endpapers |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Summary |
The life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens, and her role as founder of the Special Olympics |
| Contents |
pt. I. In her parents' image. The middle child ; London ; From the Sacred Heart to Stanford University ; Dollar-a-year girl -- pt. II. In her brothers' shadows. Juvenile delinquency ; Women in prison ; Chicago ; Consultant to the president -- pt. III. In her own right. From Camp Shriver to Special Olympics ; An American in Paris ; Maternal feminism ; Protecting the present, seeding the future |
| Subject |
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Family
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Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Family
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Kennedy family
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Women philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
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Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
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Special Olympics, Inc
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Presidents -- United States -- Brothers and sisters -- Biography
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Biography
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| ISBN |
9781451642261 |
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1451642261 |
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