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Phoebe Gates, the youngest child of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, graduated from Stanford University at 21 with a Bachelor of Science in human biology in just three years.
Key Highlight:
-Melinda French Gates, also the commencement speaker, made the day special for Phoebe. The event was memorable with Bill Gates adding humor, and Phoebe expressed gratitude for her parents’ support, showcasing moments from the day and highlighting her advocacy for women’s rights in a graduation diary for Nylon.
-In her speech, Melinda French Gates discussed the importance of Stanford in her family’s history, addressed major life transitions, including her divorce from Bill Gates and encouraged graduates to face future challenges.
-Stanford has a special significance for the Gates family: Melinda’s father studied there in the 1960s, also Phoebe’s older sister Jennifer also graduated from Stanford.
-Both Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates expressed pride in their daughters’ achievements on social media. Phoebe’s boyfriend, Arthur Donald (Paul McCartney’s grandson), attended the ceremony.
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