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Book · 2019 · Biography & Autobiography

Maid

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

by Stephanie Land · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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And then the last one I'm going to cheat a little bit it's the Netflix of a book so made which is a Netflix series based on Stephanie land's Memoir you could teach an entire housing policy class around this series.
Jenny Schütz · The Ezra Klein Show · Feb 2023 Listen at 1:15:25

The best things said about it

3 of 5 · every mention
Discussed
Stephanie land will be here to talk about her bestselling book made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Jul 2024
Discussed
Stephanie land is the bestselling writer of a previous Memoir called maid.
Joumana Khatib The Book Review · Jul 2024
Recommended
Or with friends like these last week where Anna Marie Cox talked with author Stephanie land about her experiences as a maid and how those myths affect policy and perceptions of low-income people.
On the show Pod Save America · May 2019

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Why people recommend it

Maid by Stephanie Land is a bestselling memoir detailing the author's grueling experiences navigating poverty, low-wage work, and the challenges of raising a child as a single mother. Jenny Schütz recommended the memoir and its television adaptation on The Ezra Klein Show, noting that an entire housing policy curriculum could be taught around the themes presented in the story. Pod Save America featured a discussion referencing author Stephanie Land's interviews about how societal myths affect the perception of low-income workers and public policy. Pamela Paul and Joumana Khatib discussed the memoir on The Book Review, welcoming Land to the program to explore her frank depiction of hard work, financial instability, and maternal resilience. Across these various podcast appearances, hosts and guests used Land's personal narrative to shed light on systemic economic struggles, affordable housing shortages, and the harsh realities faced by domestic workers and low-income families attempting to survive within an unforgiving social safety net.

Every mention

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Jenny Schütz and then the last one I'm going to cheat a little bit it's the Netflix of a book so made which is a Netflix… 1
Recommended
“and then the last one I'm going to cheat a little bit it's the Netflix of a book so made which is a Netflix series based on Stephanie land's Memoir you could teach an entire housing policy class around this series”
Pamela Paul Stephanie land will be here to talk about her bestselling book made hard work low pay and a mother's will t… 2
Discussed
“Stephanie land will be here to talk about her bestselling book made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive”
Discussed
“Stephanie Lan joins us now from Missoula Montana her new book is called made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive”
Joumana Khatib Stephanie land is the bestselling writer of a previous Memoir called maid 1
Discussed
“Stephanie land is the bestselling writer of a previous Memoir called maid”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“or with friends like these last week where Anna Marie Cox talked with author Stephanie land about her experiences as a maid and how those myths affect policy and perceptions of low-income people”

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“the book again is called made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive by Stephanie land”
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“there was also a very cool new episode of with friends like these last week where Anna Marie Cox talked with author Stephanie land about her experiences as a maid and how those myths affect policy and perceptions of low-income people”