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Edith and Edwin Krenn at the opera shortly before her 1932 death. Every night during the season, Edith entertained guests in her opera box wearing jewels that included a $1 million necklace, a $2 million rope of pearls and a necklace containing a portion of the Russian crown jewels.
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.
Feb 2, 2022 · One of these is a woman named Edith Rockefeller McCormick, who lived from 1872 to 1932 and deserves, correctly writes the author of a new book about her life, that, “Had Edith been male, her...
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Dec 1, 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 ...
“Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick” is an exceptional book about an exceptional woman. Andrea Friederici Ross’ extensive research is obvious and draws us into Edith’s story and all she was able to accomplish (despite not being taken seriously as a woman in so many situations.)
That’s the good side of the coin for Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Born the daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and married into the McCormick clan of reaper fame, she was once estimated to be the nation’s richest woman. But when she died, she was broke, agoraphobic, and alone.
In 1931, unable to coax Senior into giving her more money, she arranged for Cartier to sell some of her magnificent jewels. She would die of cancer a year later, at the age of 60. The funeral...
