rags

And then she will dry her eyes, fish out a few glad rags, throw on a little makeup and get a blowout..

The 1979 saga of a young woman's journey from rags to riches stayed on the New York Times' bestseller list for 43 weeks.

Some are hobbling on makeshift crutches, or hopping, their injured legs wrapped in rags.

According to documents obtained by Bloomberg, some employers have paid workers as little as 25 cents an hour to sort clothes and 5 cents an hour to cut rags.

The 1979 story of a young woman's journey from rags to riches went from bestseller to super-seller in a year and stayed on the New York Times list for 43 weeks.