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Mary Ann Gates (née Maxwell; July 5, 1929 – June 10, 1994) was an American banker, civic activist, non-profit executive, and schoolteacher.
Jan 1, 2005 · Mary Maxwell Gates (1929-1994) Mary Gates grew up in Seattle's North End and graduated from Roosevelt High School where she was class valedictorian and a star forward on the girls' high school basketball team. She received a degree in education from the University of Washington 1950.
May 10, 2024 · Here’s everything to know about Bill Gates’ parents, Bill Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. Bill Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates welcomed their son, Bill Gates, in 1955.
Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994) was a leader who promoted voluntary service and philanthropy both locally and nationally. A member of the UW Board of Regents from 1975-1993, Mrs. Gates had a deep and abiding interest in students, particularly undergraduates, and consistently raised issues to ensure that student concerns were addressed.
Aug 5, 2020 · According to Gates, part of his success is due to his parents – in fact, his late mother, Mary Gates, was said to be instrumental in a seminal deal with IBM.
Jun 10, 2011 · On June 10, 1994, Mary Maxwell Gates, mother of Microsoft co-founder William H. Gates III and a woman widely admired for her civic activism, dies of breast cancer at age 64. Gates was the first female president of King County's United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way's executive committee, and the first woman to be a ...
Feb 16, 2019 · Mary Maxwell Gates became the first woman to lead the board of directors of the national ‘United Way’ in 1983. She was also the first woman to serve on the board of directors of Washington’s ‘First Interstate Bank’ and the first woman to be appointed as the president of ‘United Way of King County.’
