Bestselling creator to communicate as a part of Morse center application

Stephanie Land, creator of new york times bestseller "Maid: hard Work, Low Pay, and a mom's Will to live to tell the tale," will give a talk Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 175, Knight law center.

Land's memoir particulars her life as a single mom on the edge of poverty, navigating the paperwork of government tips and cleaning homes for wages that hardly pay for fuel.

After years of trying to improved her situation, Land utilized to and attended the school of Montana, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English in 2014. She now works as a freelance creator, specializing in economic and social justice, home abuse, chronic sickness and motherhood and has been published many shops, including The big apple times, The Washington publish, The Guardian, Vox and Salon.

She worked with Barbara Ehrenreich, who wrote the foreword for "Maid," on the financial problem Reporting assignment and is a writing fellow at the center for community alternate.

"Stephanie Land's adventure explodes the delusion that american citizens living beneath the poverty line can enhance their lot effectively via working tough," said Wayne Morse core co-director Rebecca Flynn. "we're extraordinarily fortunate to host her as part of the Margaret Hallock application for ladies's Rights."

Named for the Wayne Morse center's founding director, the Margaret Hallock application for women's Rights promotes discussion about women's entry to education and economic security.

The adventure is free and open to the public. Copies of "Maid" may be attainable for purchase.