If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I’m not dressed up or I’m not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I’m talking down to them. - Brooke Astor

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If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I’m not dressed up or I’m not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I’m talking down to them.

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About Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor (March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband. She was also a novelist and wrote two volumes of memoirs.

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Alternative Names: Roberta Brooke Astor Mrs. Vincent Astor Brooke Russell Astor Mrs William Astor Mary Brooke Russell Marshall
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