Lillian Rogers Parks (February 1, 1897 – November 6, 1997) was an American housemaid and seamstress in the White House.
The book covers a 50-year period in the life of domestic staff in the White House.
It reports Parks' experiences as a seamstress, and those of her mother, 'Maggie' Rogers, who served as a housemaid for thirty years.
[1] Lillian Rogers Parks was portrayed by Leslie Uggams in the 1979 miniseries Backstairs at the White House.
[3] She also published The Roosevelts: A Family in Turmoil in 1981 in collaboration with Frances Spatz Leighton.