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Melinda Gates is born in Melinda Ann French located in
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She Attended St. Monica Catholic School, where she was the top student in her class year.
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She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Duke University in 1986
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In 1987, Melinda got hired at Microsoft.
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On January 1, 1994 Melinda Gates Married Bill gates in Hawaii
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In 1994, Melinda and Bill Gates, along with Bill's father, started the William H. Gates Foundation.
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Melinda gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Jennifer Katharine Gates, in 1996.
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She Gives Birth to Rory John
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Gives Birth to her last child named phoebe Adele
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In 2012 Melinda pledged $560 million toward improving access to contraception for women in third-world countries.
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In 2016, Gates and her husband Bill were recognized for their philanthropic work when they received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
