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Technology · 18 min

Maid

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land's memoir reveals the relentless, often invisible, struggle of poverty in America through the eyes of a single mother working as a house cleaner.

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What it is about

Poverty, invisible labor, social safety nets, single motherhood

Who it is for

If you've ever felt the quiet anxiety of making ends meet, or wondered about the true cost of 'cheap' services a stark, human look at systemic poverty, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Stephanie Land writes from the raw, lived experience of navigating poverty as a single mother, offering an unflinching, first-person account of the systemic hurdles and quiet indignities faced by those performing essential, often invisible, labor.

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Stephanie Land

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