Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt

Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt — page 3
BOWL Before the Great Depression began Ernestine had worked together with her father a carpenter Because her father couldn't afford to hire a helper Ernestine had dropped out of school when she was nine years old to become his assistant She carried the lighter tools Piece by piece she spread glue on each portion of wallpaper that was to be hung She stirred the paint in the cans and used a small hammer to drive nails into wood