Edith Windsor

American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM

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Lived 1929–2017, aged 88United States

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1929–2017
Aged 88
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Updated 2026-07-19

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.