Steve Jobs widow

Steve Jobs widow, Marlene Castro knew the tall blonde woman only as Laurene, her mentor, whom she met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighbourhood the year she was applying to college. Without Laurene's help, Castro said, she might not have become the first person in her family to graduate from college.

It was only later, when she was a freshman at University of California, Berkeley, that Castro read a news article and realized that Laurene was Silicon Valley royalty, the wife of Apple's co-founder, Steven P Jobs.

"I just became 10 times more appreciative of her humility and how humble she was in working with us in East Palo Alto," Castro said.

The story, friends and colleagues say, is classic Laurene Powell Jobs. Famous because of her last name and fortune, she has always been private and publicity-averse. Her philanthropic work, especially on education causes like College Track, the college prep organization she helped found and through which she was Castro's mentor, has been her priority and focus.

Now, less than two years after Steve Jobs's death, Ms Powell Jobs is becoming somewhat less private. She has tiptoed into the public sphere, pushing her agenda in education as well as global conservation, nutrition and immigration policy. Last month, she sat down for a rare television interview, discussing the immigration bill before Congress. She has also taken on new issues, like gun control.

"She's been mourning for a year and was grieving for five years before that," said Larry Brilliant, president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund who is an old friend of Jobs's. "Her life was about her family and Steve, but she is now emerging as a potent force on the world stage, and this is only the beginning."

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