“Maid to Order: The Politics of Other Women's Work” -- Question #2

It becomes obvious early on that Barbara Ehrenreich personal experiences prompted the writing of this essay. By reading the background section before the essay ensured me of her ethos and professional history. I believe also that reading the background first skewed my perception of her essay because I learned that Ehrenreich went under cover to live life as being apart of The Maids International as well as other working-class professions like working as a waitress, Wal-Mart employee and nursing home aide. It was interesting still to see her experiences and views on the lives of working-class Americans. She takes a very femenist approach to maid services and housecleaning. She compares housework to the relationships women and men have between one another. She makes radical remarks about her veiws on the issue of women in society though with her research and and well-known journalist skills I suppose she can take any stance she wants in her own essay.