New York Times Co./Getty The Kennedy family, including Rosemary (left) and Ted (third from left) in 1938 From birth, the Kennedy children — five girls and four boys, including former President John F.

A new 736-page biography on the life of Ted Kennedy sheds new light on the late Senator's relationship with his eldest sister Rosemary, who underwent a disastrous lobotomy in her 20s and was cruelly ...