The Oseola McCarty Scholarship Fund was started by Oseola McCarty herself in 1995. McCarty, a retired washerwoman, donated her life savings of $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to assist deserving students with their education.
The Oseola McCarty Scholarship Fund was started by Oseola McCarty herself in 1995. McCarty, a retired washerwoman, donated her life savings of $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to assist deserving students with their education.
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Oseola McCarty was a wash-woman in Missisippi who scrimped and
saved and at her death in 1999 donated over $150,000 to the
University of Southern Mississippi. See Wikipedia article for more
info.