I choose to speak to Mrs. Williams for my first service learning paper. She is retired, married, and a mother of two children. At age 11 she started work on a plantation to help earn money for her family, after her father’s sudden death. Working at such a young age prevented her from receiving an education. She feels ashamed for not being able to read or write, which kept her from building friendships because she did not want anyone to know of lack of education. She still persevered through life, raising two children, received a driver’s license, one child graduated from college, and she retired after working 29 years with the same company with a pension. Here are some questions that I asked Mrs. Williams in order to gain some insight to her
