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Sargent Shriver. Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (November 9, 1915 – January 18, 2011) was an American diplomat, politician, and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and founded the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, Upward Bound, [2 ...
Sep 16, 2014 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver holds a commemorative silver dollar coin minted in her honor. She was the first living woman to be honored with a commemorative U.S. coin--for her work in founding the ...
Nov 9, 2020 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver wore her grandmother's vintage Dior wedding dress from 1953 to her Miami wedding with a custom, matching bodice and veil.
It all began in the 1950s and early 1960s, when Eunice Kennedy Shriver saw how unjustly and unfairly people with intellectual disabilities were treated. She also saw that many children with intellectual disabilities didn’t even have a place to play. She decided to take action.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 1921-2009. After her brother, John Kennedy, was elected President in 1960, Eunice Kennedy Shriver publicly revealed that they had a sister with mental retardation who had been institutionalized. At a time when developmental disability was virtually unmentionable and shrouded in fear, Shriver’s decision to come out was ...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was born in Brookline, MA at her family’s second home, just several blocks away from the JFK Birthplace. Eunice began her education in the Public Schools of Brookline and later graduated from Stanford University.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Message of Hope. Eunice Kennedy Shriver speaks at the 1987 Special Olympics World Summer Games in South Bend, Indiana, USA. More than 4,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from more than 70 countries took part in these Games. At the Opening Ceremony, she tells them: "The right to play on any playing field?
