Is the Help a True Story?

The Help is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett

Kathryn Stockett
Personal life

Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City. She lived there for 16 years and worked in magazine publishing and marketing. She is divorced and has a daughter.

› wiki › Kathryn_Stockett
and published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.

Was The Help based on true story?

Is The Help based on true events? Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel told a fictional story. So, The Help is not inspired by a true story of an ambitious writer in the 1960s, who publishes a book with multiple stories of black maids.

Is Eugenia Skeeter Phelan a real person?

Davis and Spencer play Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, two black maids working for white families, while Stone plays Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a young aspiring writer. ... The Help is not inspired by a true story of a writer in the 1960s who publishes a book holding multiple life stories of black maids.

Chloe Bennett

Chloe Bennett

Culture, Media & Entertainment Columnist

Chloe Bennett explores the intersection of pop culture, streaming entertainment, digital trends, and contemporary lifestyle. Her weekly commentary reaches thousands of culture enthusiasts.