The Irish Bridget
Subtitle: Irish immigrant women in domestic service in America, 1840-1930
By: Margaret Lynch-Brennan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Irish studies
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780815632016
Subjects: Domestics -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Domestics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Irish American women -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Irish American women -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Home life in Ireland; title: From Ireland; title: To America; title: The world of the American mistress; title: The work world of the Irish Bridget; title: The social world of the Irish Bridget; title: Was Bridget's experience unique?.