Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Ehrenreich, Barbara, writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Status
PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
921 LAND
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921 LAND
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PCPLS - Portage Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 921 LAND | Checked Out |
PCPLS - South Haven Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 921 LAND | Checked Out |
PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 921 LAND | Checked Out |
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch - Adult Non-Fiction Biographies | B LAND LAN | On Shelf |
Adams PL Sys. - Geneva Branch - Adult Non-Fiction Biographies | 921 LAN LAN | On Shelf |
Akron Carnegie PL - Akron - Adult Biography | B LAN | On Shelf |
Attica PL - Attica - Adult Nonfiction | B LAND, STEPHANIE | On Shelf |
Batesville Mem. PL - Batesville - Non-Fiction 900-999 | 920 LAND STEPHANIE | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Land, Stephanie.
Poverty -- United States.
Single mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Single parents -- Biography.
United States -- Economic conditions.
Women household employees -- United States -- Biography.
Working class -- United States -- Biography.
Working poor -- United States.
Working poor.
Land, Stephanie.
Poverty -- United States.
Single mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Single parents -- Biography.
United States -- Economic conditions.
Women household employees -- United States -- Biography.
Working class -- United States -- Biography.
Working poor -- United States.
Working poor.
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams -- breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest, attending a university, and becoming a writer -- were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, working days and taking college classes online. She also began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. Her memoir explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. "I'd become a nameless ghost," Stephanie writes about her relationship with her clients, many of whom do not know her from any other cleaner, but who she learns plenty about. As she begins to discover more about her clients' lives -- their sadness and love, too -- she begins to find hope in her own path.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Land, S., & Ehrenreich, B. (2019). Maid: hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive (First edition.). Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie and Barbara, Ehrenreich. 2019. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie and Barbara, Ehrenreich. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Hachette Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Land, Stephanie,, and Barbara Ehrenreich. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive First edition., Hachette Books, 2019.
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