Power is the ability to do good things for others.
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| Birth: | 30th March, 1902 |
| Death: | 13th August, 2007 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Philanthropist, Socialite, Writer |
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Brooke Astor was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer. She is the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs. She graduated from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992. As a result of her charity work, Astor was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
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