Dolly Ros

OSEOLA McCARTY

BIOGRAPHY

Oseola Mc. Carty was a small woman. She was not strong, but she had a very big heart!

She was born in Mississippi (USA); She lived there all her life. When she was young, she dreamed of becoming a nurse.

Mc.Carty had to leave school because her aunt and grandmother became ill, so she had to take care of them. She worked hard as a washerwoman: she used to take in clothes for washing and ironing from many people in the town. 

She lived simply, so she saved money and when she was 87 years old, she had accumulated a great deal of money. She made a gift of $ 150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi in order to help needy students. She always said:”I´m giving it away so the children won´t have to work so hard like I did!” 

Now, with Mc.Carty´s support, students have an opportunity to study.

In several occasions, she had to sleep in hotels. The first night when she woke up, she made her bed! 

She shook hands with Bill Clinton who was the President of the U.S

I admire her because instead of thinking of herself, she only worried for children, giving them opportunity to study.