Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
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Ehrenreich, Barbara, writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
ISBN
9780316505116, 0316505110
Physical Description
xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780316505116, 0316505110

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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, 1978- and Barbara, Ehrenreich. 2019. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive. New York: Hachette Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Land, Stephanie, 1978- and Barbara, Ehrenreich. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive New York: Hachette Books, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Land, S. and Ehrenreich, B. (2019). Maid: hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive. First edn. New York: Hachette Books.

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.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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