false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171427684m/98822.jpg 98822 1 While many recent books have thoughtfully examined the plight of the working poor in America, none of the authors of these books is able to claim a working-class background, and there are associated methodological and ethical concerns raised when most of the explicatory writing on how poverty affects women and girls is done by educated, upper-class journalists. It was these concerns that prompted indie icon Michelle Tea&#8212;whose memoir, <i>The Chelsea Whistle</i>, details her own working-class roots in gritty Chelsea, Massachusetts&#8212;to collect these fierce, honest, tender essays written by writers who can&#8217;t go home to the suburbs when their assignment is over. These wide-ranging essays cover everything from stealing and selling blood to make ends meet; to &#8220;jumping&#8221; class; how if time equals money, then being poor means waiting; surviving and returning to the ghetto; and how feminine identity is shaped by poverty. Contributors include Dorothy Allison, Diane Di Prima, Terri Griffith, Daisy Hernandez, Frances Varian, Eileen Myles, Shawna Kenney, Siobhan Brooks, Terry Ryan, and more. 95267 16 1 2004 Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class (Live Girls Series) total:288|5:113|4:105|3:59|2:9|1:2| 288 1182 503 32 5 4 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 26 09:42:02 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 08:27:06 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 14:48:24 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 30 14:43:17 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 04 19:29:54 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 20:04:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Oct 10 07:39:26 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 29 09:40:52 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 22 15:42:41 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 08:29:23 -0700 2008
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