Biography
Gallery & Biography of an Amazing Life
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On July 28, 1920 in New York, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born to John Vernou Bouvier Ⅲ and Janet Lee. She looked just like her father. She grew up with her little sister, Caroline in New York and spent summers her step-father's farm, Hammersmith Farm.
She attended The Chapin School, at the beginning of her education. She later attended Holton-Arms. She finally attended Miss Porter's School, where she graduated. She attended college at Vassar and George Washington University. She studied Literature, History, Art, and French while at Vassar. She spent a year abroad in France, while studying there and loved it.
Out of college, she pursued a career as a reporter and wrote a column for Times Herald. She began her career there simply as a camera girl. She soon met her future husband and future president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. They met in 1948 at a wedding. She later interviewed John Fitzgerald Kennedy. They married in 1953. She had two children Caroline and John Jr. They had a third son Patrick that only lived for two days. She became First Lady at age 31, when many doubted her and believed she was not fit for the important title at such a young age.
After her husband's assassination, she moved to New York with her children and lived a very private life, while holding the nation together in a time of grief. She later re-married to Aristotle Onassis, a very rich man. After his death, she started working again, this time as an editor. She had always loved literature and poetry, so it was perfect. When promoted to Senior Editor at Viking Press she moved to Doubleday. She died on May 19, 1994 of Lynphoma. She is buried next to President Kennedy. Her life has left a lasting impact on America because she was a fabulous First Lady, wife, mother, editor, reporter, fashionista, and icon!
She attended The Chapin School, at the beginning of her education. She later attended Holton-Arms. She finally attended Miss Porter's School, where she graduated. She attended college at Vassar and George Washington University. She studied Literature, History, Art, and French while at Vassar. She spent a year abroad in France, while studying there and loved it.
Out of college, she pursued a career as a reporter and wrote a column for Times Herald. She began her career there simply as a camera girl. She soon met her future husband and future president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. They met in 1948 at a wedding. She later interviewed John Fitzgerald Kennedy. They married in 1953. She had two children Caroline and John Jr. They had a third son Patrick that only lived for two days. She became First Lady at age 31, when many doubted her and believed she was not fit for the important title at such a young age.
After her husband's assassination, she moved to New York with her children and lived a very private life, while holding the nation together in a time of grief. She later re-married to Aristotle Onassis, a very rich man. After his death, she started working again, this time as an editor. She had always loved literature and poetry, so it was perfect. When promoted to Senior Editor at Viking Press she moved to Doubleday. She died on May 19, 1994 of Lynphoma. She is buried next to President Kennedy. Her life has left a lasting impact on America because she was a fabulous First Lady, wife, mother, editor, reporter, fashionista, and icon!