Of course, Jackie Kennedy is certainly just as famous as her husband, though the Kennedy name is more often associated with the 35th president of the United States. While the former first lady stood beside her husband throughout his time in office, she was no stranger to making her mark as one of the most stylish women in the spotlight, her life wasn’t easy. She witnessed her husband have a very public affair and then witnessed him die right before her eyes. How then did she survive such a horrific turn of events? If she was that strong, how could she have stayed with him for so long? New biographical details suggest, well, that she didn’t have a choice.
She Was Born Into a Wealthy Family in New York
While you may have assumed that Jackie Kennedy rose up through the social ladder, that’s not the case. Instead, she was born into a wealthy family with a New York socialite mother and a Wall Street stockbroker father. But while her parents had a lot of money to their name, that’s not to say that their lives weren’t without struggle. It’s been noted that her father was a bad gambler and regularly lost portions of their fortune.
As a result, her parents often had to live by the ‘fake it until you make it’ rule, pretending that they still had money and ties to other wealthy families even when they didn’t.
