Word: tottenham
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...even farther from her family and coddled background. After graduating from Oxford and earning a Ph.D. in economics from London University, Rose worked briefly as a government economist before devoting herself full time to helping the poor. In the working-class neighborhoods of Northeast London's seedy Tottenham district, Rose became a familiar figure, a tireless dispenser of charity (more than $40,000 from her own trust and stocks) who liked to affect an uneducated speaking style and disheveled appearance. She explained her generosity: "For years my family has been taking money from the poor. I'm just...