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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.
Learn about the life and work of Edith Rockefeller McCormick, a wealthy socialite and real estate developer in Chicago and its suburbs. Discover how she partnered with architects and engineers to create affordable and luxury housing projects, and how she faced personal and financial challenges.
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...
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.
2 de fev. de 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Edith Rockefeller McCormick, a wealthy heiress, patron of arts and sciences, and Jungian analyst. Read a review of a new book by Andrea Friederici Ross that reveals her story and challenges.
1 de dez. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Edith Rockefeller McCormick, who reigned as the queen of Chicago's elite for many years. See photos of her at various events, with her husbands, and at her Lake Forest home.
26 de set. de 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.
