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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Keeping up with the Kennedys … or what happens when you can’t

October 27, 2016 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

A few years ago Cracked wrote an article titled “Five Real Life Horror Movies Deleted From You History Books” that brought Rosemary Kennedy to my attention. Rosemary was intentionally hidden away from the public by her family after the lobotomy secured for her by her father failed spectacularly. The Kennedy family benefited from this tragedy happening before the Internet. Rose Fitzgerald, a staunch Catholic, married Joe Kennedy, an American business man with political aspirations, in 1914. The couple welcomed two sons, Joe Jr and John, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: kate clifford larson, Rosemary Kennedy, Rosemary: the hidden kennedy sister

Caitlin_D's CBR8 Review No:89 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: kate clifford larson, Rosemary Kennedy, Rosemary: the hidden kennedy sister ·
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