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About Stephanie Land
American author and public speaker
Stephanie Land is an American author and public speaker. She is known for writing memoirs about poverty, motherhood, and the work of surviving on the margins, including Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive in 2019. That book was later adapted into the Netflix miniseries Maid in 2021. Her second memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education, appeared in 2023 and continues her focus on single parenting, poverty, and the strain of pursuing college. She has also written articles on maid service work, domestic abuse, and poverty in the United States.
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- “I've seen, and experienced, the anxiety of not being able to find work for months on end.”Stephanie Land
- “My second daughter's birth stopped time. My world lost its momentum in revolving towards goals and dreams.”Stephanie Land
- “I am, by default, a healthy eater. I limit processed food, eat fresh ingredients, all of that.”Stephanie Land
- “We need to look marginalized people in our community in the eye and listen to their stories of struggle, hear…”Stephanie Land
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- “I am high-strung and high-energy. My blood pressure is always high, and I am always excited to go to work.”Rishi Kapoor
- “Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.”William Cowper
- “I'm very conscious of what I wear, and what I say. I know that if I go out, there will be 10 people who will…”Rashami Desai
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Books by Stephanie Land
Maid
2019