Life below stairs
Subtitle: the real lives of servants, 1939 to the present
By: Pamela Horn
Publisher: Amberley
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781445618982; 9781445619101
Subjects: History; Household employees; Employment; Women
Work titles: Life below stairs in the twentieth century
Description: "We view domestic service today as an undesirable job, owing to the class divide it has come to represent, and this is reflected in the portrayals of mistresses and servants in books and on the screen. But what do we really know about how girls felt when taking up these positions in other people's houses, or how they were treated? Pamela Horn uses first-hand accounts and reminiscences, as well as official records and newspaper reports, to extract the truth about the lives and status of men and women in domestic service from 1939 to the present." --Banc cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-185).
Table of contents: title: Part one: the Second World War and beyond: The oressure of war; title: The role of the National Institute of Houseworkers; title: The foreign contribution; title: Part two: the final decades: The domestic scene; title: Hotels and catering.