Maid

Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Pages: 288
Published: 2019
Language: English

Discover the true story of a single mother's fight against poverty. This memoir details her experiences as a house cleaner, navigating low wages and government assistance while striving to provide for her daughter. It's an honest look at the challenges of the working poor and one woman's determination to build a better life.

Prose complexity: 7/10

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Authors

Barbara Ehrenreich

"Barbara Ehrenreich is an American author and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade", and has been called "a veteran muckraker" by The New Yorker. During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America." - Wikipedia

Mireia Bofill Abelló

Molly Parker Myers

Rafaela Pimentel Lara

Stephanie Land