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Mina Miller Edison (July 6, 1865 – August 24, 1947) was an American community activist and the second wife of inventor and industrialist Thomas Edison. She was a community activist in Fort Myers, Florida, known for her work advancing the use of public spaces and education initiatives.
Mina Miller was born on July 6, 1865, the seventh of eleven children. She met Thomas Edison at the home of a mutual friend of her father and Edison, the inventor Ezra Gilliland. Her future husband claims he taught her Morse code so that they could converse in secret, even while the family watched.
3 de mar. de 2023 · Learn about Mina Miller Edison, the second wife of inventor Thomas Edison, who managed their home, family and charities in the 20th century. She viewed domestic labor as a science and advocated for women's work as work.
- Katherine Hobbs
Learn about Mina Miller Edison, the daughter of an inventor and a music student, who married Thomas Edison in 1886 and shared his life for forty-five years. Discover how she met him, how they raised their children, and how she supported his inventions.
Mina Miller Edison (1865-1947) was the daughter of an inventor and the wife of Thomas Edison. She managed his household, social life, and business affairs, and supported his inventions and conservation causes.
Mina Miller was born on July 6, 1865, the seventh of eleven children. She met Thomas Edison at the home of a mutual friend of her father, the inventor Ezra Gilliland. Her future husband claims he taught her Morse code so that they could converse in secret, even while the family watched.
Edison After Forty: Home Life. Edison with his children, Madeline and Charles, about 1895. Mina Miller was only 20 when she married Edison in 1886. But she had a strong sense of the place of the husband in the family, and the will to back it up.
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