Born: 6 December 1857, United States
Died: 20 May 1923
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Mary Augusta Hickey
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Mary August Hickey Kennedy, grandmother of President John F. Kennedy, was a member of East Boston’s Irish elite. “Mame” married Patrick Joseph “PJ” Kennedy and had three children. Her son Joseph, President Kennedy’s father, was groomed to fit into Yankee society. She sent him to Boston Latin School and Harvard College. Mary Kennedy was active in politics, including women’s suffrage.