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Domestic Workers: The Women Who Raised America
For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. Women They were women thenMy mama’s generationHusky of voice—Stout ofStep With fists as well asHandsHow they battered downDoorsAnd ironedStarched whiteShirtsHow they ledArmiesHeadragged GeneralsAcross minedFieldsBooby-trappedDitchesTo discover booksDesksA place for usHow they…