College didn’t seem like an option when Rosie graduated from high school in 1964. “At that time, you either got married…
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College didn’t seem like an option when Rosie graduated from high school in 1964. “At that time, you either got married and had children or you had a job,” she said. But earlier this week at 79 years old, Rosie donned a cap and gown and received her undergraduate degree from Harvard Extension School. As a single mother, Rosie balanced working with raising her two children before starting the long road to becoming a college graduate. At 36, she began taking classes and eventually received her…
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