Edith Windsor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Windsor

American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 12-Sep-2017

Profession: computer scientist, programmer, activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.