Domestic Workers Many Hands, Heavy Work
In her well-known fictional portrayal of nineteenth-century family life,Home, Catharine Maria Sedgwick explains that the family “did not regard their servant as a hireling, but as a member of the family, who, from her humble position in it, was entitled to their protection and care.”¹ Maria W. Stewa...
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| Published in | Making Care Count p. 20 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United States
Rutgers University Press
17.02.2011
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| Summary: | In her well-known fictional portrayal of nineteenth-century family life,Home, Catharine Maria Sedgwick explains that the family “did not regard their servant as a hireling, but as a member of the family, who, from her humble position in it, was entitled to their protection and care.”¹ Maria W. Stewart, an African American women’s rights activist who had worked as a domestic servant from a young age, described service very differently: “Tell me no more of southern slavery; for with few exceptions … I consider our condition but little better than that.”² Taken together, these two voices capture many of the |
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| ISBN: | 9780813549606 0813549604 |