Windsor, Edie, 1929-2017
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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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| referencedIn | Valerie Jarrett with Evan Wolfson and Edie Windsor | Barack H. Obama Library | |
| referencedIn | U.S. v. Edith Windsor in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, et al. (Case 12-307) | National Archives at Washington, D.C |
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Birth 1929-06-20
Death 2017-09-12
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