Younger sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Known as "Rosemary" during her lifetime, she was a shy and mentally slow child. The family had difficulty dealing with Rosemary's problems and in 1941, her father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., asked a neurosurgeon to perform a prefrontal lobotomy, which was considered a possible magical cure. This did not have the effect that was foreseen, and afterwards Rosemary was incapable of living a normal life. She was institutionalized at St. Coletta's home for the mentally disabled near Jefferson, Wisconsin, since the 1940s.
Younger sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Known as "Rosemary" during her lifetime, she was a shy and mentally slow child. The family had difficulty dealing with Rosemary's problems and in 1941, her father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., asked a neurosurgeon to perform a prefrontal lobotomy, which was considered a possible magical cure. This did not have the effect that was foreseen, and afterwards Rosemary was incapable of living a normal life. She was institutionalized at St. Coletta's home for the mentally disabled near Jefferson, Wisconsin, since the 1940s.
Bio by: Scott Maxwell
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