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rosemary , ready to be presented at court . kennedy in 1938 , prior to her lobotomy holyhood cemetery 7 january 2005 fort atkinson , wisconsin , united states brookline , massachusetts , united states see : kennedy family rosemary kennedy joseph p. kennedy , sr. rose fitzgerald september 13 , 1918 large a house family gathering on a beach in front of file : rosemary_kennedy_at_court . jpg rosemary kennedy
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rosemary kennedy

rose marie `` rosemary '' kennedy -lrb- september 13 , 1918 -- january 7 , 2005 -rrb- was the first daughter born to rose fitzgerald and joseph p. kennedy , sr. .
she was born with intellectual disabilities , though this remained a family secret for decades due to stigma .
she was the first sister of president john f. kennedy , and senators robert f. kennedy and ted kennedy .
she underwent a prefrontal lobotomy at age 23 , which left her permanently incapacitated .
