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Edith Windsor: The woman who won same-sex marriage in the courts

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Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88 – The New York Times
Ms. Windsor’s case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and granted same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time.

“[Marriage] has to do with our dignity as human beings,” she said, “to be who we are openly.”