Edith Nash

Edith Nash (July 12, 1913 – November 9, 2003) was an American educator and poet. She served as the second director of the Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., from 1961-1975. She and her husband Philleo Nash, who served as a political appointee in several Democratic presidential administrations, lived most of their lives in Wisconsin. She published several collections of poetry, and her work has been included in anthologies.

Early life Edith Henriet Rosenfels was born in 1913 as the youngest child and only girl in a Jewish family in Oak Park, Illinois. She had three older brothers: Richard, and identical twins Paul and Walter.

Education career After moving to Washington, D.C. in 1942, Nash became the second director and co-founder of the Georgetown Day School, the first racially integrated school in the capital. She served there from 1961 to 1975. After her husband's death in 1990, Nash managed their family in Biron, Wisconsin, cranberry marsh and processing business mostly from there.

Edith Nash died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.