Cleaning up
Subtitle: the transformation of domestic service in twentieth century New York
By: Alana Erickson Coble.
Series: Studies in American popular history and culture; American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Domestics -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Women domestics -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Housekeeping -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Breaking the mold : changing work structures between the wars; title: The Bronx slave market : depersonalizing domestic service; title: From condescension to recruiting : household service reform; title: Efforts from WWI through Korea; title: Seeing similarities : the happy housewife and new respect; title: For domestic servants, WW2 and beyond; title: A new landscape; title: Conclusion : repercussions of an altered occupation.