oseola mccarthy | a mississippi philanthropist
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OSEOLA MCCARTHYA MISSISSIPPI
PHILANTHROPIST
BORN:1908 IN HATTIESBURG,
MS
WORK:HAND WASHEDCLOTHING FOR
MODEST EARNINGSSINCE AGE 8
MONEY MANAGEMENT:OSEOLA SAVED EVERY
PENNY OUTSIDE OFHER LIVING EXPENSES
RETIREMENT:SHE RETIRED IN 1995
AND DONATED$150,000 OF HERSAVINGS TO THEUNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
SCHOLARSHIPS:TO PROVIDE STUDENTSWITH THE EDUCATIONTHAT OSEOLA ONCE
DESIRED, THE SCHOOLNOW PRESENTS FULL-
TUITION MCCARTHYSCHOLARSHIPS
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