Edith Windsor: The Warrior for Love (Patreon)

Edith Windsor: The Warrior for Love

Edith Windsor, or Edie as she used to go by, is one of the critical characters in America’s long struggle to legalise gay marriage. Her story is one of love, loss, and an epic battle at the supreme court. Let’s Meet Edie. SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory You can also help by getting your hands on Step Back merchandise over at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/StepBack/ Step Back is a history channel releasing videos weekly that endeavours to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. Step Back History is a Square Zero Production. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.squarezeroproductions.com YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Let's Do Some Theory: Why Net Neutrality Is like Ice https://youtu.be/6nzWxXujyBs Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs ISIS are not Good Muslims https://youtu.be/M8pxIM4sW3Q Help out the future of the channel by taking a 2 minute survey over at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/survey Keep up to date with our e-mail updates: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/newsletter More stuff at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/step-back Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ Special Thanks to Kelly Barned, Benny Tan, and Andres Urso Music by 12Tone. Check out their channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Photo Credits: New York Public Library Jerry Nadler Ted Eytan Sources: Caruana, Stéphane. "Hétéroclitomètre n°126 : Le Refuge, Edith Windsor, Gérard Collomb..." Heteroclite. October 06, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://www.heteroclite.org/2017/10/heteroclitometre-edith-windsor-le-refuge-46897. Del Pino, Javier. "Gracias, Edie Windsor." SER. October 20, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://cadenaser.com/programa/2017/10/20/a_vivir_que_son_dos_dias/1508512085_138659.html. "Edith Windsor Dies at 88: How LGBTQ Activist Got Her Start." Time. Accessed October 24, 2017. http://time.com/4938601/edith-windsor-death-obituary/. Fairyington, Stephanie. "Inside the Love Story That Brought Down DOMA." The Atlantic. February 14, 2014. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/02/inside-the-love-story-that-brought-down-doma/283840/. Garcia, Michelle. "Edie Windsor, winner of landmark same-sex marriage case and LGBTQ hero, has died at 88." Vox. September 12, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/12/16297832/edith-edie-windsor-died-marriage-doma Levine, Emmanuelle, and Emmanuelle Levine Sep 29, 2017. "On Edith Windsor, SCOTUS, and the Joys of Becoming a Person // by Emmanuelle Levine." Yale Daily News On Edith Windsor SCOTUS and the Joys of Becoming a Person by Emmanuelle Levine Comments. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/09/29/142220/. Levy, Ariel. "The Perfect Wife." The New Yorker. September 12, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/the-perfect-wife. Mcfadden, Robert D. "Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88." The New York Times. September 12, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/edith-windsor-dead-same-sex-marriage-doma.html. Newton, David E. Same-sex marriage: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016. Redden, Molly. "Edith Windsor, icon of gay rights movement, dies aged 88." The Guardian. September 13, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/12/edith-windsor-lgbt-rights-activist-dies-at-88. Rich, Katey, and Hilary Weaver. "Edith Windsor, Gay Marriage Icon and Activist, Dies at 88." Vanities. September 12, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/edith-windsor-obituary. Socarides, Richard. "The Legacy of Edith Windsor." The New Yorker. September 13, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2017. https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-legacy-of-edith-windsor.