BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Join Head of Subject Liaison Services Subject Librarian for Hea lth Sciences\, Hanna Schmillen for an in-person discussion of the bestselli ng memoir  Maid: Hard Work\, Low Pay\, and a Mother's Will to Survive(opens in a new window)\, author Stephanie Land's harrowing saga of a single mom navigating the poverty trap.\n\n \n\nThe book discussion leads into the Gro ver Lecture Series which will feature Land\, on February 22\, 2023 as she s hares about her personal experience that inspired her memoir. Her memoir of fers a unique and essential perspective from the frontlines of struggle\, b ut the deeply personal\, intimate details of her story paint a larger pictu re. The physical pain of her own poverty clarifies systemic class inequalit ies\, dispelling the myth that poor people are responsible for their own pr edicament and just need to try harder. Instead\, she reveals the real culpr its of her situation: domestic violence\, untenable minimum wages\, high ho using costs\, and government assistance programs that fail the people they ostensibly serve.\n\n \n\nRegistration is required.\n\n \n\nFor questions o r to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact Jen Harvey DTEND:20230217T013000Z DTSTAMP:20241122T235355Z DTSTART:20230217T000000Z GEO:39.325428;-82.100228 LOCATION:Alden Library\, Friends of the Libraries Room - Alden's 3rd Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Maid by Stephanie Land In-Person Book Discussion UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_42119560692279 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/maid_by_stephanie_land_inperson_book_di scussion END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR