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"Their sister, Abby Rockefeller Mauze, known as “Babs,” died in 1976." All the brothers have their contributions listed, but she doesn't? According to Wikipedia, Abby Rockefeller Mauze preferred to stay out of the spotlight, but was still a benefactor of the MOMA, YWCA, NY Hospital, NY Zoological Society, and the Asia Society.

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All of the Rockefeller money was distributed by John D. Rockefeller Sr. directly to his children and grandchildren. While progressive in some aspects, he held the common at the time view that business matters were best left to men. This resulted in the men of the family receiving sizable ($billions) gifts, while the women mainly lived on allowances, and much smaller gifts. I'm sure this is part of it.

> All the brothers have their contributions listed, but she doesn't?

Maybe related to this detail (also from Wikipedia)...?

  "Unlike her famous brothers, she always remained out of the public eye"

That doesn't mean that she didn't do anything. It doesn't even mean she didn't do anything worthy of note.

But it may mean that what she did do isn't well documented enough publicly for inclusion in Wikipedia.

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