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OSEOLA MCCARTY

As a young girl, Oseola McCarty dreamed of becoming a nurse. However, her

family duty stood as a(n) ________ (1) to educational goals. McCarty left school after

completing the sixth. Since her family was one of washerwomen, McCarty followed

________ (2) their footsteps. She ________ (3) other people's clothes for over seventy

years.

Due to good work and saving habits, McCarty, a washerwoman, ________ (4) a

great deal of money. She made a ________ (5) of $150,000 - a large portion of her life

savings - to the University of Southern Mississippi to help needy students. She was 88

years old and had never married. She did not have any children. She did not own a car.

From this simple and ________ (6) life, she was able to impress the world with a

significant ________ (7) act.

Though she was unable to complete her own education, it was her ________ (8)

that her gift would make ________ (9) possible for many others in ________ (10) need to

do so. Now, with McCarty's support, specifically African American students have an

opportunity to fulfill their dreams of a college education.