# Edith Woodford-Grimes

> Edith Rose Woodford-Grimes (1887-1975) was an English Wiccan who achieved recognition as one of the faith's earliest known adherents. She had been a member of the New Forest coven which met during the late 1930s and early 1940s, and through this became a friend and working partner of Gerald Gardner, who would go on to found the Gardnerian tradition with her help. Widely known under the nickname of Dafo, Woodford-Grimes' involvement in the Craft had largely been kept a secret until it was revealed in the late 1990s, and her role in the history of Wicca was subsequently investigated by historians.

*English Wiccan (1887-1975)*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1887-12-18
- **Died:** 1975-10-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Edith Rose Woodford-Grimes (1887-1975) was an English Wiccan who achieved recognition as one of the faith's earliest known adherents. She had been a member of the New Forest coven which met during the late 1930s and early 1940s, and through this became a friend and working partner of Gerald Gardner, who would go on to found the Gardnerian tradition with her help. Widely known under the nickname of Dafo, Woodford-Grimes' involvement in the Craft had largely been kept a secret until it was revealed in the late 1990s, and her role in the history of Wicca was subsequently investigated by historians.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 8.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edith Woodford-Grimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Woodford-Grimes)
- [Edith Rose Woodford-Grimes](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Rose_Woodford-Grimes)
- [Edith Woodford-Grimes](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Woodford-Grimes)
- [Dafo](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafo)
- [Edith Woodford-Grimes](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Woodford-Grimes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1285141)

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