Cori Bush:
born 1976 in St. Louis
pre-school teacher - minimum wage
assistant director after about decade - $9/hour
quit 2001
then difficult pregnancy with second child
she+husband+children evicted
several months living in car
got nursing degree
registered nurse
domestic abuse
when teenager boyfriend shot at her but missed
sexually assaulted more than once
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/cori-bush
she+husband+children evicted / several months living in car
She was born in '76, so she was 25 in 2001. She must've started working at the preschool at 15 or 16.
In the early '90s, rent was about $450/month. Back then, $9/hour was a livable wage.
In the late 90's, rent might've been $650/month, still manageable, even with two kids, if he worked minimum wage full-time and she worked only part-time.
Or, why couldn't they stay with family, instead of living in a car? This story is missing information.