Edith Windsor

Edith Windsor
Windsor at DC Pride 2017
Born	Edith Schlain (1929-06-20)June 20, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 12, 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 88) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Edie Windsor
Education	Temple University (BA) New York University (MA)
Employer	IBM
Known for	United States v. Windsor
Movement	LGBT rights
Spouses	Saul Windsor ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1952)​ Thea Clara Spyer ​ ​ (m. 2007; died 2009)​ Judith Kasen ​ (m. 2016)​
Awards	See below
Website	ediewindsor.org

Edith "Edie" Windsor^[1] (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.