Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land is an American author and advocate whose memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a critically acclaimed Netflix series. The book chronicles her years as a single mother working as a house cleaner while struggling against poverty, bureaucracy, and the stigma attached to receiving government assistance. Land writes with unflinching honesty and quiet determination, giving voice to the millions of Americans navigating the gap between working hard and getting by. Her audiobooks and books are powerful, essential reading and listening for anyone interested in understanding inequality in modern America.