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Rosemary Kennedy, R.I.P.

Jesse Walker | 1.10.2005 3:02 PM


Sheldon Richman remembers the late Rosemary Kennedy, a mildly retarded woman who was lobotomized for fear that she might hurt her brother's political career.

Books Editor Jesse Walker is the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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