Person in history
Edith Windsor
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2017 · September 12
- Known as
- programmer, activist, computer scientist, and mathematician. Citizenship: United States
Their story
Who they were
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929)
Early life
Educated at: New York University, Temple University, and Harvard University.
Path and career
Worked with / for: IBM.
Awards / honours: VH1 Trailblazer Honors.
Why this date
Edith Windsor appears on our September 12 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Edith Windsor
When did Edith Windsor die?
September 12 2017.
Who else was born on this day?
The date page lists everyone we hold for that calendar day.
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