Nancy Brinker: The steely force in the Susan G. Komen foundation

The benefactor who gave the Susan G. Komen Foundation one of its first six-figure infusions in the 1980s remembers when she met Nancy Brinker, the organization's founder. It was 30-plus years ago at a Dallas society ball. As Ruth Altshuler recalls, the British aristocrat Lord Mountbatten "was all but stopped blind" when he saw Brinker floating across the room. He turned to Altshuler and asked, " 'Who is that?' because she was so beautiful" and charming.

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William Wan, Michelle Boorstein 15 Feb, 2012


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