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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive Cover Image Book Book

Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive / Stephanie Land ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Land, Stephanie, (author.). Ehrenreich, Barbara, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, took classes online to earn a college degree. And she wrote relentlessly: true stories of overworked and underpaid Americans; of living on food stamps and WIC coupons. Here she explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316505116 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0316505110 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The cabin -- The camper -- Transitional housing -- The Fairgrounds apartment -- Seven different kinds of government assistance -- The farm -- The last job on earth -- The porn house -- The move-out clean -- Henry's house -- The studio -- Minimalist -- Wendy's house -- The plant house -- The chef's house -- Donna's house -- In three years -- The sad house -- Lori's house -- "I don't know how you do it" -- The clown house -- Still life with Mia -- Do better -- The bay house -- The hardest worker -- The hoarder house -- We're home.

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Subject: Land, Stephanie.
Women household employees > United States > Biography.
Working class > United States > Biography.
Single mothers > United States > Biography.
Working poor > United States.
Poverty > United States.

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  • 1 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch 305.562 L253m 2019 (Text) 33126022611739 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 305.562 L253m 2019 (Text) 33126022611796 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 05/18/2024
Independence Branch 305.562 L253m 2019 (Text) 33126022611770 Career Center Checked out 04/26/2024

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