Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy July 22, — January 22, was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. Barn och Familj was deeply embedded in the " lace curtain " Irish American community in Boston.
Her father, John F. Fitzgeraldserved in the Massachusetts State Senate —in the U. House of Representatives —,and as Mayor of Boston —, — Her husband, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U. KennedyU.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New YorkU. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith. The plaque was dedicated by her son, U. Senator Ted Kennedyon her nd birthday in July She also attended the New England Conservatory in Boston, where she studied piano.
After being refused permission by her father to attend Wellesley CollegeFitzgerald enrolled at the Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart as it was then known in Manhattanan institution that did not grant degrees at the time.
Kennedy later said that her greatest regret was "not having gone to Wellesley College," saying that it was "something I have felt a little sad about all my life. InFitzgerald and her father embarked on a tour of Europe and had a private audience with Pope Pius X at the Vatican.
In her teens, Rose became acquainted with her future husband, Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedywhom she met while their families were vacationing in Maine. Kennedy would go on to court Fitzgerald for more than seven years, much to her father's disapproval.
On October 7,at age 24, she married Kennedy in a modest ceremony at the small chapel of the residence of Archbishop William Henry O'Connell in Boston. They initially lived in a home in Brookline, Massachusettsthat is now the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Siteand later a room vacation home at Hyannis Port on Cape Codwhich became the Kennedy family's lasting base.
Their nine children were Joseph Jr. Joseph provided well for their family, but he was unfaithful. His affairs included one with Gloria Swanson. When Rose was eight months pregnant with the couple's fourth child, Kathleen, she temporarily went back to her parents, returning to Joseph after her father told her divorce was not an option.
In turning a blind eye to her husband's affairs, Rose depended heavily on medication.