She was worshipped by her thousands of patients and their families. A 1949 Gallup poll listed her as one of the persons most honored by Americans. In the 1950 poll she shared honors with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of the two women most admired by Americans. That same year Congress passed a bill which President Truman signed to grant her free access to the United States. without regard to passport and immigration regulations. Only two other persons had been so honoredthe Marquis de Lafayette and Sir Winston Churchill. Sister Kennys spirit and philosophy live on at the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis.
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