Georgette Crandall Foster 's early life was lived in circumstances of unenviable deprivation; yet she was raised in a loving family in a close-knit community.
She immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean nation of Jamaica with expansive dreams for herself and for her young daughter.
In her quest for all this country has to offer, she worked long hours at menial labor to support her family and soon had the opportunity to concurrently educate herself in the mor.