Mattie Smith Mattie Smith worked from 6.00 in the morning until 10.00 at night. Sixteen hours in the cotton fields and she only earned $2 a day. She sure hated that job but she loved the poems in her head. She really wanted to learn to read and write. When she was sixteen, she married Hubert, and soon there were six children, five sons, then a daughter, Lily. Hubert died just before Lily was born. That was sixty-five years old. So she looked after her family alone. There was no time for learning, but her children, they all learned to read and write that was important to her. And when did she learn to read and write? She didnt learn until she was 86, and now she has three books of poems.

1. Where did she work?

She worked in the cotton fields.

2. How much money did she earn?

she eared $2 a day

3. Who did she marry?

she married Hubert

4. when did Hubert die?

Hubert died just before Lily ( her daughter) was born.

5. When did she star to read?

she started read when she was 86