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Aug 24, 2020 · Ideally, this work will mark the beginning of a renewed interest in Edith Rockefeller McCormick, sparking further contributions and building on the ground broken by Ross."—C.A. Norling, Middle West Review "A deeply researched, briskly readable account of the life of Chicago grande dame Edith Rockefeller McCormick . . .
Nov 19, 2015 · Edith Rockefeller’s marriage to Harold McCormick united two great fortunes and Edith proved to be the primary social rival of her neighbor Bertha Palmer. Beyond the stately appearance of the ...
Jan 12, 2021 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1932) was one of the wealthiest women of her time. She came to Zurich in 1913 to be treated by Carl Gustav Jung and stayed in the city until 1921. As a patron of the arts she supported Joyce, but withdrew her subsidy in 1919.
Early preservationist Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the 100 people who saved the Nickerson Mansion back in 1919. Her name was the first listed in the Chicago Daily Tribune’s article about this tremendous act of generosity.
Ideally, this work will mark the beginning of a renewed interest in Edith Rockefeller McCormick, sparking further contributions and building on the ground broken by Ross."—C.A. Norling, Middle West Review "A deeply researched, briskly readable account of the life of Chicago grande dame Edith Rockefeller McCormick . . .
Sep 26, 2012 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Edith Rockefeller was the daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D Rockefeller, and older sister of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Her relationship with her father was tempestuous at best, as her extravagance and exuberance were at odds with his own, frugal, abstemious ways. Edith married Harold Fowler McCormick, a son of ...
Aug 24, 2020 · Chicago’s quirky patron saint This thrilling story of a daughter of America’s foremost industrialist, John D. Rockefeller, is complete with sex, money, mental illness, and opera divas—and a woman who strove for the independence to make her own choices. Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith ...
