Rose; A Biography Of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

The matriarch of the Kennedy clan, Rose Kennedy saw three of her sons, Robert, John, and Edward, elected to public office and two of them killed by assassins. Born on July 22, 1890, in Boston, Rose Kennedy was the grande dame of contemporary American politics, seeing three of her children find great success. Success came with even more tragedy for Kennedy, as she lost two children in the 1940s and sons John and Bobby were assassinated in the 1960s. She died at age 104 and is survived by five of her children, 28 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.

Writer, activist, fundraiser, matriarch of the Kennedy dynasty. Born Rose Fitzgerald, July 22, 1890, in Boston, Massachusetts, Rose Kennedy was the grande dame of contemporary American politics. She led an extraordinary life -- one marked by both exuberance and anguish -- and was a witness to more than a century's worth of U.S. history. Stately and courageous in the face of adversity, Kennedy endured a series of personal tragedies with uncommon composure and unshakable faith. As the matriarch of the Kennedy clan, she saw three of her sons gain election to public office -- and two of them die at the hands of assassins.