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Feb 2, 2022 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the city’s most important if overlooked figures — a woman who helped shape Chicago. Show Caption. of. By Rick Kogan | rkogan@chicagotribune.com |...
Dec 27, 2019 · Opinion. Flashback: Edith Rockefeller McCormick reigned as a queen of Chicago’s elite — and as a quirky visionary. Show Caption. of. By Ron Grossman | rgrossman@chicagotribune.com | Chicago...
Born in 1872, Edith soon developed artistic and intellectual inclinations. She played the cello, learned to speak several languages, and was an avid reader of scholarly works. At 23, she married...
Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the most eccentric of America's art patrons in the early decades of the 20th century. Heiress to the Standard Oil fortune, for many years she ruled over Chicago society and gave lavishly to her city's cultural institutions.
Edith Rockefeller McCormick was an art collector and the youngest daughter of John D. Rockefeller. She was married to Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941), the son of Cyrus Hall McCormick the inventor of the reaper and a founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (married in 1895, divorced in 1921).
Aug 24, 2020 · Andrea Friederici Ross. 3.87. 125 ratings29 reviews. WINNER, 2021 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in Traditional Nonfiction! 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 ...
Aug 24, 2020 · Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick. Edith. : Andrea Friederici Ross. SIU Press, Aug 24, 2020 - Biography & Autobiography - 224 pages. Chicago’s quirky patron saint. This thrilling...
