Barbara Bush (born 1981) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Barbara Bush
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Bush in 2016
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Barbara Pierce Bush
November 25, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Occupation | Health care activist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Political party | Independent |
| Board member of | Global Health Corps |
| Spouse(s) |
Craig Coyne
(m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Family | Bush family |
Barbara Pierce Bush was born on November 25, 1981. She is an American activist and author. She helped start and now leads a group called Global Health Corps. This group works to make health care fair for everyone around the world.
Barbara and her twin sister, Jenna, are the daughters of the 43rd U.S. president, George W. Bush, and former first lady, Laura Bush. She is also the granddaughter of the 41st U.S. president, George H. W. Bush, and former first lady, Barbara Bush. She was named after her grandmother.
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Growing Up and School
Barbara Pierce Bush was born in Dallas, Texas, on November 25, 1981. She and her twin sister, Jenna, went to Preston Hollow Elementary School. Their mom, Laura Bush, was active in the school's parent group.
Later, Barbara and Jenna attended The Hockaday School in Dallas. When their father became the Governor of Texas in 1994, Barbara went to St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. She started Austin High School in 1996 and finished in 2000.
Barbara then went to Yale University. She earned a bachelor's degree in Humanities. She also got a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.
Helping Others in Africa
Barbara worked at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Before that, she helped people with AIDS in Africa. She worked in countries like Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana. This work was part of a program from Baylor College of Medicine.
Her interest in helping people in Africa started when she visited with her parents. They went to launch President Bush's program to help fight AIDS, called PEPFAR.
Global Health Corps
Barbara is a co-founder and leader of Global Health Corps. This is a non-profit group focused on public health. Global Health Corps helps young people from different backgrounds work to make health care fair for everyone. They work on the front lines of global health.
In 2009, Global Health Corps won an award called the Draper Richards Foundation Fellowship. Barbara also received an Echoing Green fellowship for her work. In December 2010, she spoke at a TEDx Brooklyn event. She talked about the important work of Global Health Corps.
Her Views and Public Life
In 2011, Barbara Bush made a video with the Human Rights Campaign. This group works for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In the video, she asked New York State to allow same-sex marriage. She said, "New York is about fairness and equality. Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love."
Barbara joined other children of well-known Republican politicians. They supported the right for everyone to marry who they love.
Barbara graduated from Yale in May 2004. She and Jenna appeared in the media before the 2004 U.S. presidential election. They spoke at the Republican Convention on August 31. They also traveled to important states with their father. They even had an interview and photo shoot in Vogue magazine.
Jenna later shared that she and Barbara became friends with John Kerry's daughters. They had also campaigned for their father, who was running for president. Barbara also went with her mother on trips to Liberia in 2006. They attended the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She also went to Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI.
Unlike many of her family members, Barbara is not a member of the Republican Party. In 2010, she and her sister told People magazine that they prefer not to pick a political party. They said, "We're both very independent thinkers."
In October 2024, Barbara Bush supported and campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Family Life
Barbara and her sister wrote a book together called Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life. It was published in 2017.
On October 7, 2018, Barbara married screenwriter Craig Louis Coyne. They had a small wedding with only 20 people. It was held at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine. They chose that date so her grandfather, George H. W. Bush, could attend. He was not in good health at the time. They had a bigger wedding party six months later in April 2019 with 100 guests.
Their daughter was born on September 27, 2021. Their son was born on August 4, 2024.
Works
- Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life (2017)
