Born:
- 20 February 1920
- Brookline, Massachusetts
Died:
- 13 May 1948 (Aged 28)
- Saint-Bauzile, Ardeche, France
- Airplane crash
Parents:
- Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Rose F. Kennedy
Spouse:
- William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (m. 1944–his death in World War II later that year)
Education:
- Queen’s College, London
- Finch School
- Florida Commercial College
Early life and work:
- Kick was well-loved by her family, friends, and the British public for her easy joviality, abundance of energy, and overflowing humor.
- Her work volunteering with the Red Cross in 1940s Britain became a symbol of Allied cooperation during WWII, once she returned to England four years after her family left at the inception of the war.
- Kick aspired towards a career in journalism, writings articles about her travels and working as an editor’s secretary on the Washington Times-Herald, a position which she hoped to exceed to write herself
Life and accomplishments as Lady Hartington and beyond:
- Gave speeches to the British public regarding the role of housewives in war, inspiring many women to greater things and pushing for more freedom for women in the nation
- When her brother Jack visited England, she advised him and introduced him to various people. She was active in political life in the country, keeping a slow to hold meetings for political discussion and commentary and frequenting Parliament
- Kick participated in many philanthropic activities, including chairing the Commandos Benevolent Fund Ball, a charity event
- She met Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam at this event, whom she felt a great connection with and who rekindled her hopes of a life in politics. She was flying to France with him when they both died in an airplane crash in bad weather
“Life holds no fears for someone who has faced love, marriage and death before the age of 25.” —Kick, in a letter to a friend