Cleaning up : the transformation of domestic service in twentieth century New York City / Alana Erickson Coble.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
Main Author:	Coble, Alana Erickson
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:	American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:	Household employees > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Women household employees > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Housekeeping > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Huishoudelijke arbeid. 7.150.
Physical Description:	xvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Breaking the mold : changing work structures between the wars
The Bronx slave market : depersonalizing domestic service
From condescension to recruiting : household service reform efforts from WWI through Korea
Seeing similarities : the happy housewife and new respect for domestic servants, WW2 and beyond
A new landscape
Conclusion : repercussions of an altered occupation.