# Edith Windsor

> Edith Windsor 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.

*American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edith-windsor

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-06-20
- **Died:** 2017-09-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 18.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #140

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://ediewindsor.com/

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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edith_Windsor)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15516012)

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