More than 15 years after the death of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maria Shriver continues to feel her presence. “I still talk to my mother all the time,” Maria shares with PEOPLE in an ...

Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of the Kennedy family and aunt of RFK Jr., was lobotomized in 1941. Born with a lack of oxygen at birth, she experienced developmental disabilities, seizures ...

Joe Kennedy, who Larson describes as “nervous and afraid,” consented to having Rosemary lobotomized in her early 20s, rendering her incapacitated and institutionalized for the rest of her life.

“Issues that Rosemary Kennedy experienced 60 years ago and that can still persist today,” said Chad Hershner, President & CEO of Special Olympics Wisconsin.

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Rosemary Kennedy spent much of her life shielded from the public eye, her struggles with mental retardation inspired her sister to encourage millions of mentally disabled ...

Kennedy has claimed that he’s never seen someone of his generation with “full-blown autism,” which could be partly explained by how many of these individuals were hidden away from wider society.

The Rosemary Collaboratory is named after Rosemary Kennedy, who inspired Eunice Kennedy Shriver to found Special Olympics.