Struggles of a Single MotherRaising one child is hard. Raising five—without help—is nearly impossible. But this woman refused to give up.She worked days and nights, juggling jobs few others wanted. She cleaned offices after hours, sewed clothes in the early mornings, and stretched every penny to make sure her children had food and shelter.

The world, however, was cruel.Neighbors whispered behind her back. Strangers stared in the streets. Landlords slammed doors when they saw her mixed-race children. At times, she was turned away from housing, told she didn’t “fit in.”