The Help Lawsuit

Maid Sues 'The Help' Author

AP | By HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 10.10.2011

JACKSON, Miss. -- Lawyers for Kathryn Stockett want a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the author of "The Help" of basing a character on a real...

Kathryn Stockett Needs Help

Duchess Harris | Posted 10.04.2011

Duchess Harris

Our popular culture obsession is with the "largely fictional" book, The Help. Sounds like an opportune moment for second wave feminists to engage in some serious deconstructionist critical analysis. Or maybe not.