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Jackie Bouvier
Poise, grace, elegance, style, as well as ambition: qualities inherent in Jacqueline Bouvier. Her name alone makes one sit a little more upright. From birth, Jackie had all the finer things bestowed her by a wealthy, stockbroker father and loving mother. Life for this young girl, without question, predestined prominence. In addition to her many accolades as a Bouvier, Jackie had much more to contribute as the iconic wife of John F. Kennedy.
Jackie followed in her mother’s accomplished footsteps winning equestrienne championships at the young age of eleven. Touted as one of the best horseman, Jackie won a rare double victory in competitions and continued winning state championships in New York. Along with that, Jackie loved reading, which led her mother to wonder if she would be a writer one day. With a slightly rebellious side, Jackie challenged her teachers and regularly found herself tossed from the classroom.
Despite a time when divorce a rare occurrence, the Bouviers split. Jackie was only ten. Even with opportunities most could only dream of, she was terribly burdened by the divorce and kept quiet and private.
Once Jackie graduated boarding school, her studies continued at Vassar College in New York. Chiefly focusing on history literature, art and French, it only seemed productive to experience
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Jackie Kennedy, still in her bloodstained clothes, exemplified grace as she faced the nation with the news. Granted an abbreviated stay in the White House, Jacqueline Kennedy accomplished extraordinary works that extended beyond her role as First Lady. In memory of her husband, she formed the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. A seemingly brief, second marriage to Aristotle Onassis ended in his death, and Jackie went back to work as an editor Viking Press in New York City, then to Doubleday, until her death in

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