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Rose Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an influential American philanthropist and the matriarch of the Kennedy family. Born Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, she was the daughter of Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald. She married Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in 1914, and they had nine children, including John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, and Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. Attorney General and senator.
Throughout her life, Rose dedicated herself to various charitable causes, particularly in the fields of education and mental health. She played a pivotal role in the foundation of the Special Olympics, inspired by her daughter Rosemary's intellectual disabilities. Rose Kennedy's commitment to public service earned her the title of Papal Countess in 1951, awarded by Pope Pius XII.
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