I will always admire my mother for the way that she faced up to her challenges with grace, courage, humility, and honesty,” ...

Keeping up with the ruthlessly ambitious political clan that cruelly kicked her to the curb fueled the self-destructive ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy and mother of Kara, Ted Jr., and Patrick, dies at 89, remembered for resilience and grace.

Joan Bennett Kennedy died on Oct. 8 at the age of 89, after largely retreating from public view in her final years. The first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who had already opened up about her struggles ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, passed away last night at age 89. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston. “I will always admire my mother for ...

BOSTON — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

Following her death on Oct. 8, 2025, PEOPLE remembers the impact of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident on Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

"Mom was a powerful example to millions of people with mental health conditions," former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., ...

Dozens of members of the Kennedy family gathered in Boston on Wednesday to mourn the death of Joan Bennett Kennedy at a Catholic Mass at St. Anthony’s Shrine. The first wife of the late U.S. Sen. Ted ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, died at 89 years old on Oct. 8 PEOPLE obtained a copy of Joan's death certificate, which confirms the circumstances of her death and ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...