You&rsquo\;re invited to an afternoon chat with \;New York Times \;bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir\, \;Class: A Memoir of Motherhood\, H unger\, and Higher Education.
\nWhen Stephanie Land set out to write her first book\, a memoir titled \;Maid\, she never could have imagin ed what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the be st books of 2019\, it was later adapted into the hit Netflix series \; Maid\, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix&rsquo\;s fourth most-watched show in 2021\, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award no minations. Stephanie&rsquo\;s escape from poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. \;Maid \;was a story about a house cleaner\, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. \;
\nIn \;Class\, Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pur sues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn\, including a byzan tine loan system\, not having enough money for food\, and navigating the j udgments of professors and fellow students who didn&rsquo\;t understand th e demands of attending college while under the poverty line&mdash\;Land fi nds a way to survive once again\, finally graduating in her mid-thirties.< /p>\n
Class \;paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of mothe rhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and profess ional ambition. In clear\, candid\, and moving prose\, \;Class \;o ffers a searing indictment of America&rsquo\;s educational system and an i nspiring testimony of a mother&rsquo\;s triumph against all odds.
\nAbout the Author: \;Stephanie Land is the author of the \;New York Times \;bestseller \;Maid: Hard Work\, Low Pay\, and a Mother&rsq uo\;s Will to Survive\, \;called &ldquo\;a testimony&hellip\;worth lis tening to\,&rdquo\; by \;The New York Times \;and inspiration for the Netflix series \;Maid. Her work has been featured in \;The New York Times\, \;The Guardian\, \;The Atlantic\, and many other out lets. Her writing focuses on social and economic justice and parenting und er the poverty line. She is a frequent speaker at colleges and national ad vocacy organizations. Find out more at @Stepville or Stepville.com \;< /p>\n
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