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31. Aug. 2020 · It wasn’t easy being Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Born Aug. 31, 1872 (happy birthday, Edith!) as the daughter of Laura Spelman and John D. Rockefeller, her childhood was spent coming to grips with the fact that her family was hated. Though innocent of John D.’s ruthless business maneuvers, Edith and her siblings felt the brunt of public disapproval throu
27. Sept. 2021 · Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith Rockefeller McCormick forged her own path, despite pushback from her family and ultimate financial ruin. Young Edith and her siblings had access to the best educators in the world, but the girls were not taught how to handle the family money; that responsibility was reserved for their younger brother.
5. Dez. 2021 · Andrea Friederici Ross gives a glimpse into the familial side of Edith Rockefeller McCormick in this first part of a new video series by SIU Press. Ross' boo...
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26. Sept. 2012 · 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. Edith married Harold Fowler McCormick, a son of mechanical reaper inventor ...
27. Aug. 2020 · Rejecting the limited gender role carved out for her by her father and society, Edith Rockefeller McCormick forged her own path, despite pushback from her family and ultimate financial ruin. Young Edith and her siblings had access to the best educators in the world, but the girls were not taught how to handle the family money; that responsibility was reserved for their younger brother.
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5. Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong (August 23, 1866 – November 14, 1906) photo source: rodovid.org. Elizabeth “Bessie” Rockefeller was the oldest child born to Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman, a schoolteacher, and John Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937). From 1886 through 1888, Bessie Rockefeller attended Vassar College as a special student.
Born in 1872, Edith soon developed artistic and intellectual inclinations. She played the cello, learned to speak several languages, and was an avid reader of scholarly works. At 23, she married ...
