Did these women pay the price for our obsession with so-called “Camelot?” Let’s dive more into the Kennedy curse!
For many years, the Kennedy name has been synonymous with power, wealth, and, above all else, virtue.
But this carefully created shell hides a dark fact: The Kennedy men’s legacy of psychological and physical abuse of women is part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined quite a few untold lives.
Through scandal after scandal, the family has managed to keep this shameful side of their tale out of the spotlight. But let’s be clear… The apple didn’t fall far from the family tree when it came to the Kennedy boys.
Their father, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, was notorious for his wandering ways. It’s a well-known fact that Joe kept his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, barefoot and pregnant.
After all, that’s how good Catholic families operated, right? Meanwhile, while Rose was busy giving birth to nine children, Joe had many steamy affairs.
But today, we want to talk about the rest of the clan. Continue reading as we uncover the stories of 5 women whose lives the Kennedy curse may or may not have affected!
