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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.
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 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 ...
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Dec 27, 2019 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick at a costume ball in 1913. Her reign as a society leader in Chicago extended over many years. Still, it wasn’t their philanthropy that made Rockefeller...
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.
Aug 24, 2020 · Andrea Friederici Ross. 3.87. 124 ratings30 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 ...
