A Start in Life
Title
A Start in Life
Description
Ruth Suckow's most anthologized short story, "A Start in Life" chronicles young Daisy's departure from her family to begin life as a "hired girl." Moving and even heart-breaking, it is widely used to spur conversations on first jobs or leaving home.
Creator
Suckow, Ruth
Source
The American Mercury, III (September 1924), pp. 15-23.
Iowa Interiors (1926)
Carry-Over (1936)
Publisher
State Library of Iowa
Date
1924
Rights
Copyright held by Barbara Camamo, niece and Literary Executor of the Suckow estate. Downloading for nonprofit, educational use only.