New York Times Co./Getty The Kennedy family, including Rosemary (left) and Ted (third from left) in 1938 From birth, the Kennedy children — five girls and four boys, including former President John F.

A new 736-page biography on the life of Ted Kennedy sheds new light on the late Senator's relationship with his eldest sister Rosemary, who underwent a disastrous lobotomy in her 20s and was cruelly ...

Following the lobotomy, Rosemary was sent to live at a Catholic facility for the mentally disabled in Jefferson, Wisconsin Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 ...

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 ...

"Rose goes into labor at home, as planned. But Dr. Good is detained," James Patterson writes in a new book. "All physicians have been pressed into service to treat the sick and dying" With a new book, ...

A home birth -- The making of a mother -- Slipping behind -- Five schools -- Brief haven in England -- War on the Kennedy home front -- November 1941 -- Rosemary gone -- Rosemary made the difference ...