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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

"What John F. Kennedy Means To Me" Essay And Poetry Program Photo Gallery

Did You Know?

Mary Kennedy - John F. Kennedy's Grandmother

While many American women-including Jack Kennedy’s grandmother, Mary Kennedy-supported woman’s suffrage, the US Constitution didn’t extend the vote to women until 1920.  Years later, in 1963, Jack signed a Civil Rights Bill to guarantee every American’s right to participate fully in civic life.