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Rosemary Kennedy attended exclusive schools\, was presented as a debutante
to the queen and king of England and traveled the world with her high-spi
rited sisters. Desperate to find a &ldquo\;cure&rdquo\; for their intellec
tually disabled daughter\, the Kennedys resorted to often desperate and du
plicitous arrangements to keep Rosemary out of the public view\, especiall
y as she became increasingly difficult and erratic in her early twenties.
It was an experimental lobotomy gone terribly wrong that ultimately inspir
ed her siblings to direct attention to the plight of the disabled\, transf
orming the lives of millions.
Presenter: Kate Clifford Larson is a Ne
w York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of critically acc
laimed biographies\, including: "Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter\;"
"Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman\, Portrait of an American Her
o" and "The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abrah
am Lincoln." Her latest work\, "Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Ha
mer" tells the remarkable story of one of America's most important civil r
ights leaders of the 20th century. Praised for her research and insights a
s a biographer\, Larson digs deep into her subject&rsquo\;s history\, unco
vering family roots\, personal life\, and recenters their stories in the c
ontext of their times for modern readers. An award-winning consultant for
feature film scripts\, documentaries\, museum exhibits\, and public histor
y initiatives\, Larson is frequently interviewed by national and internati
onal media outlets. Dr. Larson is a Brandeis University Women&rsquo\;s Stu
dies Research Center Visiting Scholar.
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