Ethel Kennedy, the 96-year-old matriarch of the Kennedy family, has been hospitalized aft suffering a stroke, her grandson Joe Kennedy III wrote connected X Tuesday night.
Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy Sr., who was assassinated successful 1968 during his tally for president, had a changeable portion dormant Oct. 3 and has been hospitalized since then, her grandson said successful the message.
Her brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated successful 1963.
Kennedy is the oldest surviving subordinate of the Kennedy family. After her husband’s assassination, she founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Barack Obama successful 2014 for her enactment promoting societal justice.