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The quote suggests that voices from people who are angry or living in poverty are often dismissed, especially when those people are people of color. It points to a bias that makes some experiences seem less credible or less welcome to others.
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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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Books by Stephanie Land
Maid
2019