Jean Stapleton, 90, Who Was Edith Bunker (And An Off-Broadway Star As Well)

“When the issues of ‘All in the Family’ centered on Edith — as when she went through menopause, beset with hilarious mood swings — she became an emblem of all housewives who felt their problems pooh-poohed at home, as if nothing they ever suffered was worth the attention of their husbands and children.”