Edith Windsor's 'judicial odyssey' began in 2010 and ended with the Supreme Court overturning the Defense of Marriage Act. She was 88 years old. Edie Windsor, whose name became synonymous with marriage equality after her landmark legal challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act, died Tuesday in Manhattan at the age of 88. Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88. A new posthumous memoir, “A Wild and Precious Life” by gay rights icon Edith (a.k.a. lgbt; LGBT Rights Pioneer Edith Windsor Has Died At 88. She was 88. Her passing was announced by her wife, Judith Kasen-Windsor, and lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who did not offer a cause of death. DEEPTI HAJELA AND JENNIFER PELTZ. Her death was confirmed to the New York Times by her wife, Judith Kasen-Windsor, whom she married in 2016. Edith Windsor, the woman who broke barriers and became a gay rights icon when she sued the federal government to recognize her same-sex marriage, died on Tuesday at the age of 88. Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the 2013 United States Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman, has died at 88, according to her lawyer. Sometimes, like the Cowardly Lion in “The Wizard of Oz,” you need some courage and hope. ... She died in New York, her lawyer, Robert Kaplan, told The Associated Press. ... died Tuesday. Edie Windsor, Mother of Marriage Equality, Dead at 88 ... Edie Windsor has died. ... “Our fierce heroine Edith Windsor devoted her final years to her people – … Edith Windsor, the woman who brought groundbreaking same-sex marriage case to the Supreme Court, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 in New York, according to The Associated Press. Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88 By DEEPTI HAJELA and JENNIFER PELTZ September 12, 2017 GMT FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, Edith Windsor addresses a news conference at the offices of the New York Civil Liberties Union, in New York. Windsor died in New York, said her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. Edith Windsor, the woman who broke barriers and became a gay rights icon when she sued the federal government to recognize her same-sex marriage, died on Tuesday at the age of 88. Edith Windsor, a lesbian activist who was a pioneer for LGBT rights and brought down the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, has died at age 88. Edith Windsor, the woman synonymous with the fight for LGBT equality in the United States and whose 2013 Supreme Court victory declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, died Tuesday. The cause of death was not given. She was 88. Edith Windsor, the gay-rights activist whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and granted same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time and rights to myriad federal benefits, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. Edith Windsor, the New York woman whose successful challenge to a federal law that defined marriage as between one man and one woman helped pave the way for gay marriage nationwide, died on Tuesday at age 88. No cause of death was provided. politics; With Supreme Court Case Against DOMA Done, Edith Windsor Will Soon Get Her Taxes Back "Edie will soon receive a check from the IRS for the tax she had to pay solely because she was married to a woman," her lawyer says. She was 88. Gay rights pioneer Edith Windsor, plaintiff in DOMA case, dies at 88. Windsor spent her later years fighting for the marriage between her and her late wife to be recognized, becoming a hero following the landmark civil rights case of United States v.Windsor.