Author Eileen McNamara to give talk about her book called Eunice, the Kennedy who Changed the World

Biography of Eunice Kennedy to be shared at Milton Public Library

On October 11th at 7:00 p.m., author Eileen McNamara will give a talk about her book called Eunice, the Kennedy who Changed the World (Simon and Schuster, c2018). Her biography of Eunice Kennedy Shriver argues that we should remember the fifth child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy for much more than Special Olympics. She was, in fact, the architect of one of 20th century’s great civil rights movements, on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities. McNamara, a former columnist at The Boston Globe, won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary and contributed to the newspaper’s coverage of the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. She is now director of the Journalism Program at Brandeis University. Books will be available for purchase and signing at this program.

About these programs:

All of these programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library and are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, they will be held in the lower level Keys Community Room, and the Milton Public Library is located at 476 Canton Avenue. For more information, contact Jean Hlady, Head of Reference, at 617-698-5757, x. 3 or check events at our website: www.miltonlibrary.org.