The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930
(Part of the Irish Studies, Syracuse University Press Series)
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"Bridget" was the Irish immigrant servant girl who worked in American homes from the second half of the nineteenth century into the early years of the twentieth. She is widely known as a pop culture clich the young girl who wreaked havoc in middle-class American homes. Now, in the first book-length treatment of the topic, Margaret Lynch-Brennan tells the real story of such Irish domestic servants, providing a richly detailed portrait of their lives...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0815632010
ISBN13:9780815632016
Release Date:April 2009
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:260 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Related Subjects
Ethnic Studies History Immigrants Social Science Social Sciences Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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