The Riches of Oseola McCarty
by Coleman, Evelyn
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AR Book Level
5.5
AR Points
1
Word Count
3,340
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
34808 EN
About this book
This is a brief biography of Oseola McCarty, a hard-working washerwoman who, without a formal education herself, donated a portion of her life savings to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students.