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

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

Personal Author EPSB
Stephanie, Land

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.

Year Published
2019

Physical Description
xiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm.

Personal Subject
Land, Stephanie

Subject
Women household employees -- United States -- Biography
 
Working class -- United States -- Biography
 
Single mothers -- United States -- Biography
 
Working poor -- United States
 
Poverty -- United States

Genre
Autobiographies

Added Author
Ehrenreich, Barbara,

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.

ISBN
9780316505116
 
9780316454506
 
9780316505093

Publisher
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian High331.48 LANBook30905000122774Non-Fiction