Skeeter, a small town girl has New York City dreams. When she returns from college Skeeter begins working as Miss Merna the cleaning article for the local town paper in Jackson, Mississippi. As she begins asking the local African American maids for advice on cleaning she begins to notice the treatment and working conditions of the maids. She decides to dig deeper into the issue and begins interviewing the maids and asks for their stories. Minny worked for Hilly Holbrook and Aibleen worked for Elizabeth Leefolt. Aibleen cares for Elizabeth’s daughter Mae Mobley. Aibleen teaches Mae …show more content…
The domestic workers could not use the restroom inside the home. Although, employers rarely did provide restrooms outside for their crew, while other domestic workers did their business in the bushes. A few lucky workers used pots to use the restroom and, these “night pots” got cleaned after every