the Kennedys and the women they destroyed Callahan, Maureen creator text bibliography biography Biographies. nyu 2024 First edition. monographic eng xvii, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm "For decades, the Kennedy name has been synonymous with wealth, power, and--above all else--integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the Kennedy men's legacy of physical and psychological abuse of women, part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined untold lives. Through scandal after scandal, the family and their defenders have managed to keep this shameful story out of the spotlight. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys' hidden history of abuse and exploitation, laying bare their rampant misogyny and restoring women to the center of the dynasty's story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Mary Richardson, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren't nearly as well known - but rightfully should be. Drawing on years of fierce reportage and written in electric prose, Ask Not is a long-overdue reckoning with this fabled American family, showing how the Kennedy myth and their raw political power has enabled the clan's many predators while also silencing generations of traumatized women and girls. At long last, Callahan also redirects the spotlight to the women in the Kennedys' orbit, paying homage to those who freed themselves--and giving voice to the countless others who could not do the same."-- Provided by publisher Prologue Part one: Icons. Carolyn Bessette ; Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Part two: The girls. Mimi Beardsley and Diana de Vegh Part three: The bombshell. Marilyn Monroe Part four: The lonely graves. Mary Richardson Kennedy ; Kick Kennedy Part five: Ted's blondes. Mary Jo Kopechne ; Joan Bennett Kennedy Part six: The mythmaker. Jackie Kennedy Part seven: Stolen youth. Pamela Kelley ; Martha Moxley Part eight: Falling stars. Marilyn Monroe ; Jackie Kennedy Onassis Part nine: Homes for wayward girls. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ; Rosemary Kennedy Part ten: Rebels. Joan Kennedy ; Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Part eleven: Survivors. Mimi Beardsley Alford and Diana de Vegh Part twelve: Phoenix. Jackie Bouvier Onassis Epilogue Acknowledgments Kennedy family tree Bibliography Notes Index Maureen Callahan. Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-341) and index. n-us--- Kennedy family Kennedy (Familia) Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994 Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis) 1925-1968 Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore) 1932-2009 Moxley, Martha Moxley, Martha, (Martha Elizabeth) 1960-1975 Kopechne, Mary Jo 1940-1969 Politicians United States Biography Políticos Biografías Estados Unidos Politicians' spouses United States Biography Esposas de políticos Biografías Estados Unidos Adultery United States history 20th century Adulterio Historia Estados Unidos Siglo XX 002 E 843 C156a 2024 973.922092/2 9780316276177 (hardcover) 0316276170 (hardcover) 2024934922 DLC 240320 20251204130603.0 23613738 eng