Following her death on Oct. 8, 2025, PEOPLE remembers the impact of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident on Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy, has died at the age of 89. She divorced the late senator in 1983, but ...

Keeping up with the ruthlessly ambitious political clan that cruelly kicked her to the curb fueled the self-destructive ...

The new movie "Chappaquiddick" revisits an infamous incident involving one of America's most famous political families -- the Kennedys. Jason Clarke stars as Sen. Ted Kennedy. Back in 1969, he was ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family ...

The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, died Wednesday at the age of 89. She worked for the mentally challenged and other causes but also struggled with mental health issues and ...

Joan's inner turmoil seemed to stem in part from the fact that she felt she didn't fit in with the Kennedys. They were a large, tight-knit, boisterous clan, and she was a soft-spoken classical pianist ...

The last remaining survivor of Camelot has died. Joan Kennedy passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 8. She was 89. A ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, died at 89 years old on Oct. 8 PEOPLE obtained a copy of Joan's death certificate, which confirms the circumstances of her death and ...

former state Senator Ted Kennedy Jr., shared a statement saying that he would "always admire" Joan for "the way that she faced up to her challenges with grace, courage, humility, and honesty," per ...

In past interviews with PEOPLE, Joan opened up about not fitting in with the famous family and struggling to find her place in the Camelot era For a time, Joan muted her sorrows with alcohol, but ...