Day 9: Edith Windsor 💍

The woman who took on the US Supreme Court and won. After 40 years with the love of her life, she fought the law that refused to recognize their marriage.

Her victory paved the way for marriage equality for millions. Love always wins. 🏳️‍🌈

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Edith Windsor American activist Edith Windsor was BOTD in 1929. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Russian Jewish immigrant family, she grew up in poverty during the Great Depression. She won a scholarship …

American activist Edith Windsor, who led a Supreme Court case resulting in the extension of marriage to same-sex couples, was BOTD in 1929. #edithwindsor #supergays #bornonthisday #gaymarriage

Edith Windsor American activist Edith Windsor was BOTD in 1929. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Russian Jewish immigrant family, she grew up in poverty during the Great Depression. She won a scholarship …

American activist Edith Windsor, who led a Supreme Court case resulting in the extension of marriage to same-sex couples, was BOTD in 1929. #edithwindsor #supergays #bornonthisday #gaymarriage

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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 ...Thea Spyer-was a celebrated clinical psychologist with a long and successful career who cared for hundreds of New Yorkers, many of whom were LGBTQ. In 1965, Thea Spyer and Edie Windsor met and fell in love. In 2009, Thea passed away.

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Thank you, Edie, for everything. #EdithWindsor #RestInPower http://nyti.ms/2f2G4hx

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#EdithWindsor on her #SupremeCourt case against #DOMA: “It’s almost a deliriously joyous thing for an old lady.” http://tinyurl.com/d3wq7xc #lgbtq