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Maid hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive

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At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a...

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Main Author: Land, Stephanie, 1978- (Author)
Other Authors: Ehrenreich, Barbara (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Land, Stephanie, > 1978-
Women household employees > United States > Biography.
Working class > United States > Biography.
Single mothers > United States > Biography.
Working poor > United States.
Poverty > United States.
Autobiographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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