Famous People with Name Edith

Edith Abbott            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Abbott: was an American economist, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her younger sister was Grace Abbott.In 1893, Abbott graduated from Brownell Hall, a girls' boarding school in Omaha. However, her family could not afford to send her to college, so she began teaching high school in Grand Island. She took correspondence courses and attended summer sessions until she earned a degree from the University of Nebraska in 1901. After two more years as a teacher, Abbott attended the University of Chicago and received a Ph.D. in economics in 1905.

Édith Butler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Édith Butler: s an Acadian singer-songwriter and folklorist. Her career began in the early 1960s with performances in Moncton, followed by national appearances on CBC Television's Singalong Jubilee.

Edith Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Wilson: was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer.Her first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Lena Wilson and her brother, Danny, performed in Louisville; Edith married Danny and joined their act as a trio. Together th

Edith Day            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Day: was an American actress.Day's movie career consisted of three silent films, The Grain of Dust (1918), A Romance of the Air (1918), and Children Not Wanted (1920).

Edith Cummings            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Cummings: was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago, at the end of the First World War. She became nationally famous following her 1923 victory in the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship.