Martha Smith is Ruth Smith's mother and Walton Smith's wife. She is a very strict parent. She loves Ruth, but it's hard for her to show it. She also doesn't want to be embarrassed by Ruth. That's one of the reasons Martha doesn't want Ruth getting with William, the boy from a poor family. She's afraid people will make fun of her and her family name. That's another reason why she refuses to have her only daughter, Ruth, go to a mental asylum. 

Martha doesn't have many lines nor many challenges.

Martha has a medium-low pitch voice. She has a very strict voice that can sound very demanding at times.