There are many great women in the world who have in their own ways, made a difference and no matter how minute their influence was, someone was touched by their deeds. Here is just one of these women who has graced the covers of world magazines, and has been photographed thousands of times. I feel that she should be noted because of various reasons.
Jacqueline Bourvier Kennedy Onassis
The First Lady of the USA between 1960-1963. She was a pioneer as a First Lady of the White House. She was a role model to all American women and was globally admired and 'respected as American royalty and a dynamic cultural symbol, graceful Jackie O. inspired, charmed, and shaped the world during the '60s as the young, dignified, style-setting wife of President John Kennedy.' One of her top priorities when she became the First Lady was the restoration of the White House. She believed it belonged to the people and should inspire them and make Americans proud of their heritage, and today, the White House is a symbol that represents all of America's ideals.
When the nation was grieving the loss of their president, she was the pillar of strength that held not only her family and friends, but for the nation as well. "Drawing on a wellspring of emotional resiliency, she taught the world to mourn." Through thick and thin, she performed her duty as the wife of a Senator and later, as the First Lady of the USA. Despite being married a second time to Aristotle Onassis, she requested she be burried beside JFK. She felt compelled that it was her duty as the wife of a former president of the USA. Right up till her dying day, she was an object of fascination.
She was quintessentially a private person. Poised and glamarous, but shy and aloof. What I admire most about her is her courage and her poise. How she carried herself in times of mourning is truly amazing. The strength which her silence exudes demands respect from all. This was a woman with a thousand values. She mesmerized not only a nation, but the world.
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