IV- "Suspicion's Gulf Separating House Worker, Employer" - Adela Rogers St. Johns - Los Angeles Examiner

Writer Takes Job as Mother's Helper in Small Family – $15 Month – Tasks Prove Hard, but Kindness Shown Her Brings Joy

Byline: Adela Rogers St. Johns; 1931-12-23; Los Angeles Examiner; pages Section 2, p. 1, 14

Report: How Jobless, Hungry Girls Live - Adela Rogers St. Johns - Los Angeles Examiner

Tags: Adela Rogers St. John, living poor

". . .Slowly, my own home, my own life fading away before the terrific pressure of this hand-to-hand battle for existence. As though it were all a beautiful dream or a memory from some former existence. Many of the women I met have happy pasts that have become mere memories. . ."

Description:Adela Rogers writes a series in the LA Examiner about her experience posing as an unemployed, poor and friendless girl in Los Angeles. In this article, Adela recounts her experience working as a mother's helper.

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Adela Rogers writes a series in the LA Examiner about her experience posing as an unemployed, poor and friendless girl in Los Angeles. In this article, Adela recounts her experience working as a mother's helper.