[rachael mcdougall]

Your assumption that people who use food stamps are not as 'hard-working' as yourself is insulting and incorrect. When I was raising my two daughters by myself, I worked two to three part-time jobs in addition to attending college classes full-time in order to better our situation. We lived in subsidized housing and received food stamps. Yes, I attempted to give my children (and occasionally myself) the benefit of our hard work and sacrifice in the form of material goods when possible. There is no safe ground in our society for the working poor. If those same people in the grocery store had been dressed poorly, you would have judged them for that: 'Look how poorly they are groomed. Why don't they take better care of themselves and their children?' I know. I have heard it all. Seen the stares and disapproving looks of others who assume they know about my character, will and motivation based on my ability to access resources that assisted me in raising my family (and into which I paid -- like you -- and continue to pay my taxes). I have worked hard all of my life, and will be graduating with a doctoral degree within the next six months. My children are socially conscious, hard-working young adults. The next time you are in the grocery line, open the book. Don't just read the cover.

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Name : rachael mcdougall, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 44, City : newton, State : KS Country : United States, Occupation : psychology intern, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

[rachael mcdougall]

i am writing about this very topic in my dissertation. some good reading on this: working-class women in the academy: laborers in the knowledge factory (tokarczyk & fay) strangers in paradise: academics from the working class (ryan, jake, sackrey) classism and feminist theory: counting costs out of the class closet: lesbians speak this fine place so far from home: voices of academics from the working class (dews & law)

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Name : rachael mcdougall, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 44, City : newton, State : KS Country : United States, Occupation : psychology intern, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

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