EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER

EARLY LIFE

• Born in Brookline, MA to the affluent Kennedy family
• Is the sister of President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Sen. Ted Kennedy
• Worked for U.S justice department and as a social worker where she truly felt compassion for troubled children and kids with mental disabilites

CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

• Founded the NICHD
• In 1961, she championed the creation of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation
• She advocated and pushed for people with mental disabilities to be given the same opportunities as others
• She ended up founding the Special Olympics, which spawned from "Camp Shriver"

THEMES FROM CST

• Eunice had a true respect for the life and dignity of all people. She saw handicapped people as people, and not as a burden to society. She wanted them to be able to grow and thrive in life.

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