Nell Lake
Cognoscenti contributor
Nell Lake is the author of "The Caregivers: A Support Group's Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love," a work of narrative journalism about people caring for ill and aging family members. A Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at Brown, she's working on a book about the moral politics of care labor.
Recently published
Applauding Nurses From The Windows, Exploiting Them On The Job
The profession has been shaped by women's historical obligation to take care of the ill and vulnerable, writes Nell Lake. But now, we’re not taking care of the nurses.