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"She was right. Peace was the way."
"She was right. But at the wrong time."

– Kirk and Spock, 1930 ("The City on the Edge of Forever")

Edith Keeler was a female Human social worker in New York City, United States, in the 20th century. In 1930, she was a social worker who ran a soup-kitchen out of the Twenty-First Street Mission. Known for her compassion and forward thinking, she sought to bring peace to the entire planet. That same year, she died in an automobile accident. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

Alternate timeline

After traveling back in time from the year 2267 through the sentient time portal known as the Guardian of Forever, Doctor Leonard McCoy made the acquaintance of Keeler, who took care of him while he was in a delusional state as the result of an accidental cordrazine overdose. Keeler was a strong and vocal pacifist and her ideas on space travel, new energy sources, and a peaceful society brought ridicule from those at the shelter.

Upon recovering, McCoy saved Keeler from dying in a traffic accident, unwittingly changing history. This resulted in the creation of an alternate timeline in which Keeler continued striving for her goals, and eventually founded one of the largest peace movements in the United States. Her actions finally attracted the attention of President Roosevelt, with whom she met on February 23, 1936, to confer on her plan of action for assisting the needy. By the late 1930s, the growing pacifism caused by actions Keeler set into motion would delay the United States' involvement in World War II, allowing Germany to complete its heavy water experiments and be first in the development of the atomic bomb. This, together with the V-2 rocket, enabled Germany to conquer the world.

Edith Keeler and Jim Kirk — Keeler and Kirk

In the future, Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock learned of this alteration to history from the Guardian, who told them that, due to McCoy's actions in the past, history had been altered and the Earth they knew no longer existed. Having no choice, Kirk and Spock opted to travel to the past through the Guardian's portal, hoping to undo the damage to history caused by McCoy. Arriving at a point in time before McCoy's arrival, they made the acquaintance of Keeler, with whom Kirk quickly fell in love and the two began a relationship. Edith also observed that Spock was a true and loyal friend who belonged at Kirk's side and that he always would be. Edith mistakenly thought that Spock and Kirk had served together in World War One and that that was the reason Spock called Kirk "Captain." Being trapped in the past where money was still used, Kirk and Spock needed jobs to survive. Spock also needed to acquire electronic components to build a mechanism with which he could retrieve essential information from his tricorder. Edith was able to secure work and living accommodations for both men. Upon reviewing tricorder data taken from the Guardian, Kirk and Spock learned that, in order to restore the timeline, they had to let Keeler die. Reuniting with McCoy, Kirk made the difficult decision of stopping him from saving Keeler from the automobile accident, ensuring her death and thus the restoration of the timeline. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

Appendices

Background information

Edith Keeler was played by Joan Collins, and stunt doubled by Mary Statler. She was listed as "Sister Edith Keeler" in the end credits of the episode.

Apocrypha

In the TOS novel Final Frontier, Kirk was so traumatized by Edith's death that he retreated to his family's farm in Iowa where he immersed himself in old letters from his father.

In the novel Battlestations!, Kirk named a schooner after Edith.

The alternate timeline, in which Keeler was saved from death by McCoy, was explored in the novel Provenance of Shadows. As suggested in the original episode, Keeler's influence grew, delaying (but not preventing) America's entry into World War II.

External link

Edith Keeler at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{article quote|She was right. Peace was the way."''<br />
+"''She was right. But at the wrong time.|Kirk''' and '''Spock|1930|The City on the Edge of Forever}}
+'''Edith Keeler''' was a female [[Human]] [[social worker]] in [[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]], in the [[20th century]]. In [[1930]], she was a [[social worker]] who ran a [[soup]]-kitchen out of the [[Twenty-First Street Mission]]. Known for her compassion and forward thinking, she sought to bring peace to the entire planet. That same year, she died in an [[automobile]] accident. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
-:''"She was right. Peace was the way."''<br />
-:''"She was right. But at the wrong time."''<br />
-::- '''Kirk''' and '''Spock'''
-'''Edith Keeler''' was a [[social worker]] who ran a soup-kitchen, the [[Twenty-First Street Mission]], on planet [[Earth]] in [[1930]]. Known for her compassion and forward thinking, she sought to bring peace to the entire planet.
 == Alternate timeline ==
-[[File:21st Street Mission interior.jpg|thumb|left|Edith Keeler at the soup-kitchen]]
 After [[time travel|traveling back in time]] from the year [[2267]] through the sentient [[time portal]] known as the [[Guardian of Forever]], [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] made the acquaintance of Keeler, who took care of him while he was in a delusional state as the result of an accidental [[cordrazine]] overdose. Keeler was a strong and vocal [[pacifism|pacifist]] and her ideas on space travel, new energy sources, and a peaceful society brought ridicule from those at the shelter.
+Upon recovering, McCoy saved Keeler from dying in a traffic accident, unwittingly changing history. This resulted in the creation of an [[alternate timeline]] in which Keeler continued striving for her goals, and eventually founded one of the largest peace movements in the [[United States of America|United States]]. Her actions finally attracted the attention of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]], with whom she met on [[February|February 23]], [[1936]], to confer on her plan of action for assisting the needy. By the late [[1930s]], the growing pacifism caused by actions Keeler set into motion would delay the United States' involvement in [[World War II]], allowing [[Germany]] to complete its [[heavy water]] experiments and be first in the development of the [[atomic bomb]]. This, together with the [[V-2 rocket]], enabled Germany to conquer the world.
-[[File:Edith Keeler and Jim Kirk.jpg|thumb|left|Edith Keeler with Captain Kirk]]
-Upon recovering, McCoy saved Keeler from dying in a traffic accident, unwittingly changing history. This resulted in the creation of an [[alternate timeline]] in which Keeler continued striving for her goals, and eventually founded one of the largest peace movements in the [[United States of America|United States]]. Her actions finally attracted the attention of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]], with whom she met on [[February|February 23]], [[1936]], to confer on her plan of action for assisting the needy. By the late [[1930s]], the growing pacifism caused by actions Keeler set into motion would delay the United States' involvement in [[World War II]], allowing [[Germany]] to complete its [[heavy water]] experiments and be first in the development of the [[atomic bomb]]. This, together with the [[V-2 rocket]], enabled Germany to capture the world.
+[[File:Edith Keeler and Jim Kirk.jpg|thumb|Keeler and Kirk]]
-In the future, [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Commander]] [[Spock]] learned of this alteration to history from the Guardian, who told them that, due to McCoy's actions in the past, history had been altered and the Earth they knew no longer existed. Having no choice, Kirk and Spock opted to travel to the past through the Guardian's portal, hoping to undo the damage to history caused by McCoy. Arriving at a point in time before McCoy's arrival, they made the acquaintance of Keeler, with whom Kirk quickly fell in love. Upon reviewing [[tricorder]] data taken from the Guardian, Kirk and Spock learned that, in order to restore the timeline, Keeler must have been allowed to die. Reuniting with McCoy, Kirk made the difficult decision of stopping him from saving Keeler from the automobile accident, ensuring her death and thus the restoration of the timeline. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
+In the future, [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Commander]] [[Spock]] learned of this alteration to history from the Guardian, who told them that, due to McCoy's actions in the past, history had been altered and the Earth they knew no longer existed. Having no choice, Kirk and Spock opted to travel to the past through the Guardian's portal, hoping to undo the damage to history caused by McCoy. Arriving at a point in time before McCoy's arrival, they made the acquaintance of Keeler, with whom Kirk quickly fell in love and the two began a relationship. Edith also observed that Spock was a true and loyal friend who belonged at Kirk's side and that he always would be. Edith mistakenly thought that Spock and Kirk had served together in World War One and that that was the reason Spock called Kirk "Captain."  Being trapped in the past where money was still used, Kirk and Spock needed jobs to survive. Spock also needed to acquire electronic components to build a mechanism with which he could retrieve essential information from his tricorder. Edith was able to secure work and living accommodations for both men. Upon reviewing [[tricorder]] data taken from the Guardian, Kirk and Spock learned that, in order to restore the timeline, they had to let Keeler die. Reuniting with McCoy, Kirk made the difficult decision of stopping him from saving Keeler from the automobile accident, ensuring her death and thus the restoration of the timeline. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
-==Appendices==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
-===Background===
 Edith Keeler was played by [[Joan Collins]], and [[stunt double]]d by [[Mary Statler]]. She was listed as "Sister Edith Keeler" in the end credits of the episode.
-===Apocrypha===
+=== Apocrypha ===
-In the [[Star Trek: The Original Series (novel)|TOS novel]] ''[[Final Frontier (novel)|Final Frontier]]'', Kirk was so traumatized by Edith's death that he retreated to his family's farm in [[Iowa]] where he immersed himself in old letters from his [[George Samuel Kirk, Sr.|father]].
+In the [[Star Trek: The Original Series (Pocket)|TOS novel]] ''[[Final Frontier (novel)|Final Frontier]]'', Kirk was so traumatized by Edith's death that he retreated to his family's farm in [[Iowa]] where he immersed himself in old letters from his [[George Samuel Kirk, Sr.|father]].
-In the [[Star Trek: The Original Series (novel)|TOS novel]] ''[[Battlestations!]]'', Kirk named a schooner after Edith.
+In the novel ''[[Battlestations!]]'', Kirk named a schooner after Edith.
+The alternate timeline, in which Keeler was saved from death by McCoy, was explored in the novel [[Provenance of Shadows]]. As suggested in the original episode, Keeler's influence grew, delaying (but not preventing) America's entry into World War II.
-=== External link===
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