Helen Robson Walton was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts.
12 Facts About Helen Walton
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Helen Walton was the wife of Walmart and Sam's Club founder Sam Walton.
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Helen Walton was the valedictorian of her high school class in Claremore, Oklahoma, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma at Norman with a degree in finance.
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Helen Walton married Sam Walton on Valentine's Day, February 14,1943, in Claremont.
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Helen Walton once said in a TV interview that upon marrying, they agreed to avoid family squabbling at all costs.
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In September 1945, Sam and Helen Walton opened a Ben Franklin "five and dime", their first retail store, in Newport, Arkansas.
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In 1982, Helen Walton established a children's enrichment center in Bentonville.
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In 2002, as Helen Watson was the president of the Walton Family Foundation, a $300 million donation was made to the University of Arkansas, the biggest donation ever made to a public university in the United States.
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Helen Walton died of heart failure on April 19,2007.
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In 1987, Helen Walton was the leading support and integral figure in the development of the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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In 1989, Helen Walton, after meeting with Wilhelmina Holladay, was inspired to form an Arkansan committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts or ACNMWA.
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Helen Walton was the first acting president of the ACNMWA and from 1990 to 1992 was actively a part of the galleries, what artists would be displayed, who would curate the galleries, the budgets for the events, etc.