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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.
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 deal that helped propel Microsoft into the big leagues....
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 · Bill Gates credits his success in life to his parents, Bill Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist is one of Bill Sr. and Mary’s three children.
Oct 18, 2022 · Bill Gates was born to powerful parents: Bill Gates Sr., an attorney, and Mary Maxwell Gates, a prominent businesswoman who helped her son launch Microsoft.
Feb 16, 2019 · Mary Maxwell Gates was an American businesswoman and the mother of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. She was associated with philanthropy and rendered voluntary service. Having worked as a school teacher in the early 1950s, Mary strived towards addressing students’ concerns.
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 ...
