When Maria Shriver was a young girl, her famous parents would ask her elementary-school-age friends, “What are you doing? What are you doing to change the world?” At the time, Shriver was understandably mortified, especially when some friends didn’t want to go to her house anymore. However, she came to understand that her parents—Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, and Sargent Shriver, who spearheaded the Peace Corps and Head Start—felt everyone should serve and help others.
Multiple Emmy-winning journalist and former First Lady of California, Shriver has continued her family’s storied legacy of service. She’s also instilled a passion for helping others in her four children, including Netflix documentarian Christina Schwarzenegger and bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt.
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