At age 15, Rosemary was sent to the Sacred Heart Convent in Providence, Rhode Island because she was far behind her grade level at school.
Her days were full of dress fittings, outings, and other activities common to girls from prominent, wealthy families. There is still some speculation as to the reasons, as no one. Rosemary lived with her family during most of her childhood, which included some very public years during the 1930s, when her father was U.S. JFK decided to bug himself in 1962 when he set up a secret recording device in the Oval Office. Institutionalization was a common response to intellectual disability at the time, but the Kennedys kept her at home. 6 Kennedy's parents told Woman's Day that she was 'studying to be a kindergarten teacher,' and Parents was told that while she had 'an interest in social welfare work, she is said to harbor a secret longing to go on the stage. Known as “Rosie” to members of her family, she had mild mental retardation and was described as slow, shy, and good natured as a girl. Kennedy accompanied her family to the coronation of Pope Pius XII in Rome in 1939.
Rosemary Kennedy was the first daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, born just one year after her brother John, who was elected President of the United States in 1960. J.' Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office, serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. In 1884, 35 years after the familys arrival from Ireland, Patrick Joseph 'P. Rosemary Kennedy (courtesy of JFK Library Foundation) The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business.