Matriarch of Marriage (Edie Windsor) is a deeper purple, with a hint of plum, pearlescent polish with purple/magenta micro flakes.
Matriarch of Marriage is inspired by Edie Windsor. She was a rights activist that was in several rights and advocacy groups. In 1965 she began dating, and fell in love, with Thea Spyer. They lived as a married couple even though law prevented a legal marriage. In 1993 they registered as a domestic partnership the day it became available. As Thea's health declined they went to Canada in 2007 to get married, as it still was not legal in the US.
Thea passed away in 2009, leaving Edie the sole beneficiary of her estate. Since their marriage was not recognized in the US she was not eligible for the unlimited spousal deduction and had to pay $363,053 in federal estate taxes. She tried to file for the surviving spouse exemption but the IRS denied it under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which stated spouse only applied to marriage between a man and a woman. In 2010 she sued the federal government to pursue a refund of the taxes paid. In 2013 she won her argument and section 3 of DOMA was deemed unconstitutional, providing her a refund of taxes paid. This was a landmark win and paved the way for same sex marriage to be legally recognized, making her the matriarch of same-sex marriage.
Charity Details
$5.00 of each bottle will be donated to PROMO Missouri, which is a public policy and advocacy organization in MO that helps fight for rights and equality in the legal system today.
You can learn more, or donate directly, at https://promomissouri.org/
Size: 15 ml
Directions: Apply 2-3 coats. For best results we recommend using 1 coat of Clearly Celestial Top Coat or Flash Freeze Top Coat. To obtain the brightest, or purest color, we suggest using our White Blurring Base Coat, or one of our other blurring base coats, under the polish.
