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Cargill Heiress Leaves $6 Billion to Support Art, Animal Rights

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Before her death in 2006, Margaret A. Cargill could sometimes slip through a gala crowd virtually unnoticed.

The granddaughter of agribusiness titan W.W. Cargill had given away as much as $200 million to charity during her lifetime, yet she was determinedly press-shy.