• Maria Shriver is a former American journalist, author and the wife of the Governor of California , Arnold Schwarzenegger. She also is part of the famous Kennedy family. Since 2004, she has been involved with the Women's Conference, which, as of 2008, is the largest women's conference in the world.Variety: Shriver event coming to Long Beach (October 20, 2008)

• 1. Born: November 6, 1955Biography: Maria Shriver
  2. Birthplace: Chicago, IllinoisBiography: Maria Shriver
  3. Parents: Sargent Shriver and Eunice KennedyBiography: Maria Shriver
  4. Spouse: Arnold SchwarzeneggerBiography: Maria Shriver
  5. Has three childrenBiography: Maria Shriver
  6. Assumed office of the first lady November 17, 2003Biography: Maria Shriver
  7. Religion: Roman Catholic
  8. Political Party: Democrat
  9. 1977: Received her Bachelor's Degree in American Studies from Georgetown UniversityBiography: Maria Shriver
  10. Awards: Won the Peabody Award and the Emmy Award for co-anchoring CBS Morning NewsMSNBC: Maria Shriver
  11. Author of six books

• Career

  From 1987 until 1989, Maria Shriver co-anchored Sunday Today and weekend editions of NBC Nightly News. In 2003 when her husband became governor of California, she took an unpaid leave of absence. In 2004, Shriver told NBC that she could no longer work for them due to conflicts of interests in her journalism role and role as a first lady.Biography: Maria Shriver

  From 2004 to 2008, Shriver has organized the Women's Conference, a California conference in 1985 by Governor George Deukmejian. Under Shriver's leadership, the conference has become the biggest women's conference in the world, attracting a diverse lineup of speakers including Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Bono, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mehmet Oz, Billie Jean King and many others.Californiawomen.org: Speakers Californiawomen.org: 2007 Speakers

• Notable Works

  • 2000: Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World
  • 2001: What's Wrong with Timmy?
  • 2004: What's Happening to Grandpa?'
  • 2005: And One More Thing Before You Go
  • 2007: What's Heaven
  • 2008: Just Who Will You Be?

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