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Oseola McCarty (March 7, 1908 – September 26, 1999) was a local washerwoman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who became The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) most famous benefactor. McCarty drew global attention after it was announced in July 1995 that she had established a trust through which, at her death, a portion of her life’s savings would be left to the university to provide scholarships for deserving students in need of financial assistance. The amount was estimated at $150,000,〔(Oseola McCarthy donates $150,000 to Southern Miss )〕〔(All she has, $150,000, is going to a university )〕 a surprising amount given her menial occupation. ==Personal== McCarty was born in Wayne County, Mississippi and moved to Hattiesburg as a child. In the sixth grade, her aunt (who had no children of her own) was hospitalized and later needed homecare, so McCarty quit school, never to return. She later became a washerwoman, like her grandmother, a trade she continued until arthritis forced her to quit in 1994. McCarty's grandmother died in 1944, her mother in 1964, and her aunt in 1967. McCarty never married or had children. McCarty died from liver cancer in 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oseola McCarty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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