Eunice Kennedy Shriver story of her sister, Rosemary attracted attention to children’s developmental disabilities

In 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver went public with the story of her sister, Rosemary, who underwent a lobotomy at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in 1941 that left her incapacitated for the rest of her life. The story attracted attention to childrenメs mental and developmental disabilities.

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Source: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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