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Melinda and Bill’s children are growing up in the family’s sprawling 66,000 sq-ft mansion on Lake Washington, but they still work to give their children a normal life

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Melinda Gates

A Philanthropic Life

Melinda Gates has been called one of the most powerful women on the planet, and not only because she is married to the richest man in the world. Her accomplishments, determination, smarts and heart are all her own.