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Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930

Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaret Lynch-Brennan, Maureen O'Rourke Murphy (Other)Series:Irish StudiesPublish date:06/05/14Pages:260
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815633549ISBN-10:815633548UPC:9780815633549Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:19th Century, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCT6MA9SZD
"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 and experiences. Drawing on personal correspondence and other primary sources, Lynch-Brennan gives voice to these young Irish women and celebrates their untold contribution to the ethnic history of the United States. In addition, recognizing the interest of scholars in contemporary domestic service, she devotes one chapter to comparing "Bridget's" experience to that of other ethnic women over time in domestic service in America.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815633549ISBN-10:815633548UPC:9780815633549Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:19th Century, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCT6MA9SZD
Margaret Lynch-Brennan taught at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, as well as at SUNY Oneonta's Cooperstown Graduate Program. She is retired from the New York State Education Department and currently works as an independent scholar.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press

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