First published serially in Gilmans magazine the Forerunner in 1909-10 the novel tells the story of Diantha Bell a young woman who leaves her home and her fiance to start a housecleaning business A resourceful heroine Diantha quickly expands her business into an enterprise that includes a maid service cooked food delivery service restaurant and hotel By assigning a cash value to womens invisible work providing a means for the well-being and moral...