Melinda French Gates
(1964-)

American Philanthropist, Health Advocate
Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

birthdate: August 15
birthplace:
Dallas, Texas

QUOTES

I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.

It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.

The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.

We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world.. to help make sure that, no matter where a person is born, he or she has the chance to live a healthy, productive life.

What great changes have not been ambitious?

Think, for a moment, about our educational ladder. We’ve strengthened the steps lifting students from elementary school to junior high.. and those from junior high to high school. But, that critical step taking students from high school into adulthood is badly broken. And it can no longer support the weight it must bear.

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. It’s complicated by the fact that in most nations women receive substantially less education than men.

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