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Woman gardener becomes Los Angeles first female city employee
Maxine Robinson, once an actress and writer, becomes Los Angeles’s first woman gardener hired by the city. She left her sports car for a truck, purchased tools, and began tending her home garden to support her five year old daughter while seeking steady work. The job pays 150 dollars weekly.
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