Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards (born July 3, 1949) is an attorney and the wife of John Edwards (former U.S. Senator from North Carolina and 2004 Democratic vice-presidential candidate). Born Mary Elizabeth Anania, she met John Edwards while they were students in law school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; they wed in 1977. The Edwards are the parents of four children: Catharine (or "Cate"), Wade, Emma Claire, and Jack. Wade died in a car accident in 1996. July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the American politician, former Senator, and 2004 Vice Presidential candidate. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official language(s) English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education (and arguably the oldest public institution) in the United States. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Catharine Elizabeth Cate Edwards (born 4 March 1982) is the oldest daughter of John Edwards, the Democratic Partys 2004 nominee for Vice President. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In her career, Elizabeth Edwards began as a law clerk for a federal judge, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1978 to become an associate at the law firm of Harwell Barr Martin & Sloan. She moved to Raleigh in 1981 with John and son Wade to work at the law firm Merriman, Nicholls, and Crampton in Raleigh, North Carolina and has taught legal writing as an adjunct instructor at the law school of the University of North Carolina. Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ...

She spent some of her childhood going to school in Japan, where her father, a United States Navy U-2 pilot, was stationed. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

During much of 2004, Elizabeth joined her husband and Democratic Presidential nominee Senator John Kerry on the nationwide campaign trail. On November 3, 2004, the day Kerry and Edwards conceded defeat in the 2004 US Presidential Election, Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Each state elects two senators to the United States Senate. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential election results map. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...