About
American teacher who served on the University of Washington board of regents from 1975 until 1993 and became the first female president of King County's United Way.
Before Fame
She earned a degree in education from the University of Washington in 1950.
Trivia
She took on a number of volunteer roles that included serving the boards of the Children's Hospital Foundation and the Seattle Symphony.
Family Life
She married William H. Gates Sr. in 1950 and they had three children.
Associated With
She is the mother of entrepreneur Bill Gates.
