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|birth_name = Julia Stimson Thorne
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| office = Second Lady of Massachusetts
| office = Second Lady of Massachusetts
| governor = [[Michael Dukakis]]
| lieutenant_governor = [[John Kerry]]
| term_label = In role
| term_label = In role
| term_start = March 6, 1983
| term_start = March 6, 1983
| term_end = January 2, 1985
| term_end = January 2, 1985
| predecessor = Susan Dwight {{small|(1975)}}
| predecessor = Susan Dwight (1975)
| successor = Jan Cellucci {{small|(1991)}}
| successor = Jan Cellucci (1991)
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| birth_name = Julia Stimson Thorne
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|9|16}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|9|16}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|4|27|1944|9|16}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|4|27|1944|9|16}}
| death_place = [[Concord, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Concord, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_cause = [[Bladder cancer]]
| death_cause = [[Cancer]]
| occupation = Writer
| occupation = Writer
| relatives = [[David Thorne (diplomat)|David Thorne]] {{small|(twin brother)}}
| relatives = {{ubl|[[David S. Barry]] (great-grandfather)|[[David Thorne (diplomat)|David Thorne]] (brother)}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[John Kerry]]|1970|1988|end=divorced}}<br>{{Marriage|Richard Charlesworth|1997}}
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[John Kerry]]|1970|1988|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Richard Charlesworth|1997}}}}
| children = [[Alexandra Kerry]]<br>[[Vanessa Kerry]]
| children = {{unbulleted list|[[Alexandra Kerry]]|[[Vanessa Kerry]]}}
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'''Julia Stimson Thorne''' (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was an American writer and the first wife of former [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] and U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]].
'''Julia Stimson Thorne''' (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was an American writer. She was the first wife of [[John Kerry]], who was [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] during their marriage.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Thorne was born in [[New York City]] on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice and Landon K. Thorne, Jr.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37638425|title=Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry|last=|first=|date=29 April 2006|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist [[David S. Barry]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37693730/|title=Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry|last=Randolph|first=Nancy|date=24 May 1970|work=Daily News|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Thorne spent much of her childhood in [[Rome]] where her father worked various jobs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639368/|title=Defying Depression|last=Doten|first=Patti|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=51|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639551/|title=Defying Depression|last=|first=|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She graduated from the [[Foxcroft School]] in 1962.<ref name=":2" /> She also took some classes at the [[New York School of Interior Design]] and at [[Radcliffe College|Radcliffe]].<ref name=":0" />
Thorne was born in [[New York City]] on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice (Barry) and Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37638425|title=Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry|date=April 29, 2006|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 21, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist [[David S. Barry]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37693730/|title=Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry|last=Randolph|first=Nancy|date=May 24, 1970|work=Daily News|access-date=October 22, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=John Kerry Weds Miss Julia Thorne |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/24/archives/john-kerry-weds-miss-julia-thorne.html |work=The New York Times |date=May 24, 1970}}</ref> Thorne spent much of her childhood in [[Rome]] where her father worked various jobs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639368/|title=Defying Depression|last=Doten|first=Patti|date=March 8, 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=October 21, 2019|page=51|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639551/|title=Defying Depression|date=March 8, 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=October 21, 2019|page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She graduated from the [[Foxcroft School]] in 1962.<ref name=":2" /> She also took some classes at the [[New York School of Interior Design]] and at [[Radcliffe College|Radcliffe]].<ref name=":0" />

Julia Thorne was a direct eleventh generation descendant of [[John Bowne]], a defiant activist in the struggle for religious freedom. William Thorne Sr., third signatory of the Flushing Remonstrance is also an ancestor. Thorne was also a distant cousin of her husband John Kerry through their common ancestor [[Elizabeth Fones]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}


Thorne married [[John Kerry]] on May 23, 1970 and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."<ref name=":2" /> She and Kerry had two daughters together, [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra Forbes Kerry]] and [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa Bradford Kerry]].<ref name=":0" /> During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated [[suicide]].<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.<ref name=":0" /> Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.<ref name=":0" /> She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |title=Madame Ex |accessdate=2006-04-29 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123094018/http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |archivedate=November 23, 2005 }}; The Washingtonian; July 1996</ref> She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name=":0" /> She continued to be supportive of [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign|Kerry's run for president in 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37695146/|title=A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile|last=Beam|first=Alex|date=3 December 2002|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Thorne married [[John Kerry]] on May 23, 1970, and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."<ref name=":2" /> She and Kerry had two daughters together, [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra Forbes Kerry]] and [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa Bradford Kerry]].<ref name=":0" /> During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated [[suicide]].<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.<ref name=":0" /> Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.<ref name=":0" /> She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |title=Madame Ex |access-date=April 29, 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123094018/http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |archive-date=November 23, 2005 }}; The Washingtonian; July 1996</ref> She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name=":0" /> She continued to be supportive of [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign|Kerry's run for president in 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37695146/|title=A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile|last=Beam|first=Alex|date=December 3, 2002|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=October 22, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Thorne died from [[cancer]] on April 27, 2006, in her home in [[Concord, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" />


Thorne died from [[cancer]] on April 27, 2006 in her home in [[Concord, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" />
== Books ==
== Books ==
Her book, ''You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression'' (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) ({{ISBN|0-06-096977-6}}) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.<ref name=":1" /> [[Ask Ann Landers|Ann Landers]] wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639865/|title=New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer|last=Landers|first=Ann|date=5 December 1993|work=The Press-Tribune|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Her book, ''You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression'' (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) ({{ISBN|0-06-096977-6}}) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.<ref name=":1" /> [[Ask Ann Landers|Ann Landers]] wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639865/|title=New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer|last=Landers|first=Ann|date=December 5, 1993|work=The Press-Tribune|access-date=October 21, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


''A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce'' (1996) ({{ISBN|0-06-095105-2}})
''A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce'' (1996) ({{ISBN|0-06-095105-2}})
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Julia Thorne
Second Lady of Massachusetts
In role
March 6, 1983 – January 2, 1985
Lieutenant GovernorJohn Kerry
Preceded bySusan Dwight (1975)
Succeeded byJan Cellucci (1991)
Personal details
Born
Julia Stimson Thorne

(1944-09-16)September 16, 1944
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 2006(2006-04-27) (aged 61)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
Spouses
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    (m. 1970; div. 1988)​
  • Richard Charlesworth
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    (m. 1997)​
Children
Relatives
OccupationWriter

Julia Stimson Thorne (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was an American writer. She was the first wife of John Kerry, who was U.S. Senator during their marriage.

Biography

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Thorne was born in New York City on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice (Barry) and Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr.[1] Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist David S. Barry.[2][3] Thorne spent much of her childhood in Rome where her father worked various jobs.[4][2] She graduated from the Foxcroft School in 1962.[2] She also took some classes at the New York School of Interior Design and at Radcliffe.[1]

Julia Thorne was a direct eleventh generation descendant of John Bowne, a defiant activist in the struggle for religious freedom. William Thorne Sr., third signatory of the Flushing Remonstrance is also an ancestor. Thorne was also a distant cousin of her husband John Kerry through their common ancestor Elizabeth Fones.[citation needed]

Thorne married John Kerry on May 23, 1970, and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."[2] She and Kerry had two daughters together, Alexandra Forbes Kerry and Vanessa Bradford Kerry.[1] During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated suicide.[4] In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.[1] Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.[1] She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.[5] She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to Bozeman, Montana.[1] She continued to be supportive of Kerry's run for president in 2004.[6] Thorne died from cancer on April 27, 2006, in her home in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]

Books

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Her book, You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) (ISBN 0-06-096977-6) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.[4] Ann Landers wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."[7]

A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce (1996) (ISBN 0-06-095105-2)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry". The Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Randolph, Nancy (May 24, 1970). "Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry". Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "John Kerry Weds Miss Julia Thorne". The New York Times. May 24, 1970.
  4. ^ a b c Doten, Patti (March 8, 1994). "Defying Depression". The Boston Globe. p. 51. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. "Defying Depression". The Boston Globe. March 8, 1994. p. 55. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Madame Ex". Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); The Washingtonian; July 1996
  6. ^ Beam, Alex (December 3, 2002). "A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Landers, Ann (December 5, 1993). "New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer". The Press-Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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