Barbara Ehrenreich, Author of ‘Nickel and Dimed,’ Dies at 81
thewrap.comBarbara Ehrenreich, the political activist and author best known for her book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” has died.
She was 81 years old.According to The New York Times, Ehrenreich died of a stroke on Thursday at a hospice facility in Alexandria, Virginia, where she also lived.
Ehrenreich’s book, “Nickel and Dimed,” was a a memoir, telling audiences about three months of her life undercover, which she spent surviving on a series of minimum-wage jobs.
Ehrenreich’s reporting on her experiences was so powerful that the book became a best seller and a staple of social justice literature.“Many people praised me for my bravery for having done this, to which I could only say: Millions of people do this kind of work every day for their entire lives — haven’t you noticed them?” she said while accepting the Erasmus Prize for her work in investigative journalism in 2018.Beyond her writing, Ehrenreich worked with several organizations as a founder, adviser and board member.
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