Jackie Kennedy

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“No one else looked like her, spoke like her, wrote like her, or was so original in the way she did things”. Ted Kennedy spoke these words at Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s funeral. Jacqueline’s, also known as Jackie, legacy is global (Spencer 9). Jackie was a woman doing things her own way from the date of her birth.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, in Southampton in New York. Jackie’s parents were John Vernon Bouvier III and his wife Janet Lee Bouvier ( www.isdesigners). John was a wealthy stockbroker, which put the Bouvier family at the top of society. Jackie’s mother Janet was a snob of society (www.thekennedy2). But that didn’t stand in Jackie’s way, she still made her young youth years as fun as possible.
As a child, her years were divided between New York City, East Hampton, and Long Island (www.isdesigners). These places were what Jackie called home. They were the places where she learned the hobbies she loved as a child. She even enjoyed them as an adult. Her favorite hobby was horseback riding. Jackie learned how to ride almost as soon as she could walk. She also enjoyed reading, writing, and painting (Onassis 66). However, Jackie’s youth years weren’t always filled with joy.
Jackie’s mother and father separated when she was only eight years old (Onassis 66). When they split up, her father was penniless, which left them financially insecure (www.thekennedy2). Jackie had always hoped for her parents to get back together. She truly missed her father dearly. It wasn’t until 1940, when the sad divorce was finalized, that Jackie got to spend time with her father, John (www.isdesigners). Jackie’s mother Janet remarried in 1942. Jackie was only thirteen years old. Janet married Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr. Hugh just happened to be a wealthy lawyer (Onassis 66). Which re-secured their finances. School kept Jackie busy allowing her ...