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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of disabled people, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984.
She was a sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith, mother of journalist and author Maria Shriver, sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy as well as the mother-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger. She was married to Sargent Shriver, who was the United States Ambassador to France and was one of the two Democratic nominees for Vice President of the United States in 1972.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1921-07-10
Deathday2009-08-11 (88 years old)
Birth NameEunice Mary Kennedy
Birth PlaceBrookline, United States of America
ReligionRoman Catholic
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RelationshipsSargent Shriver (1953-05-23 - 2009-08-11)
ChildrenBobby Shriver, Maria Shriver, Timothy Shriver, Mark Shriver, Anthony Shriver
FatherJoseph P. Kennedy Sr.
MotherRose Kennedy
SiblingsJohn F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Kathleen Cavendish, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Rosemary Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEunice Mary Kennedy, Eunice Shriver, Eunice M. Kennedy
AwardsGreat Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Gold Decoration of Styria, Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Theodore Roosevelt Award, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, Elizabeth Blackwell Award, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want, National Women's Hall of Fame, Laetare Medal, Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award, Order of the Smile, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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