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A Black domestic worker in 1960s Mississippi. The text highlights the complex relationship between Aibileen and the white family she serves, particularly her affection for the neglected toddler Mae Mobley and her grief over the death of her own son. During a bridge game, tensions rise as a prominent white socialite, Hilly Holbrook, proposes a discriminatory initiative requiring separate bathrooms for Black employees. This reveals the deep-seated racial prejudices and social hierarchies of the era. The dialogue also introduces Skeeter Phelan, a young white woman who appears increasingly uncomfortable with her peers' bigoted attitudes. Ultimately, the source establishes the socio-political climate of Jackson and the growing internal resentment felt by the women who work as "the help."
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