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Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many causes, including the city's first opera company.
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A prominent socialite and one of Chicago’s wealthiest women, Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872-1932), became a real estate developer in the 1920s. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of oil magnate, J.D. Rockefeller, and his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
2 de feb. de 2022 · Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the social leader of Chicago, as she appeared at a costume ball in 1913. And know her you will if you read Ross’ marvelous new book, “Edith: The Rogue...
1 de dic. de 2020 · Chicago’s most famous social leader, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, died Aug. 25, 1932. More than 5,000 people gathered around her mansion at 1000 Lake Shore Drive to watch the start of her ...
At 23, she married the heir to the McCormick reaper fortune, Harold McCormick, and moved to Chicago. Rebelling against the frugality that so preoccupied Senior, Edith spent her...
27 de dic. de 2019 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick was certainly the most unconventional of Chicago’s grande dames, but she was also a visionary — even if she wasn’t always thinking straight.
24 de ago. de 2020 · Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith Rockefeller McCormick forged her own path, despite pushback from her family and ultimate financial ruin.
