Edith Windsor
(1929-2017)
American LGBTQ rights activist and a technology manager at IBM
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Edith "Edie" Windsor (née Schlain; June 20, 1929 – September 12, 2017) was an American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM. She was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court of the United States case United States v. Windsor, which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a landmark legal victory for the same-sex marriage movement in the United States. The Obama Administration and federal agencies extended rights, privileges and benefits to married same-sex couples because of the decision.
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20 June 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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12 September 2017 (aged 88) New York City, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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