The Wardrobe Cleanout on Maple Street

Last spring, Maria Gutierrez finally tackled the hall closet in her Chicago bungalow. For years she had shoved old coats, stained shirts, and shoes that no longer fit behind the door, cramming new clothes on top. The closet barely closed. When she pulled everything out, she found a jacket from a job she hated, a dress from a relationship that nearly destroyed her, and a hoodie she wore through the loneliest season of her life.…