Edith Windsor

Edith Windsor

Edith Windsor

1929–2017

The lead plaintiff in the 2013 landmark Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor, that established marriage equality rights for American citizens

⚲ Market Street (planned location)

Edith Windsor (1929 – 2017) who faced onerous federal tax penalties after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, following their 40-year relationship, and was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 landmark Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor, that established marriage equality rights for American citizens