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The Irish Bridget : Irish immigrant women in domestic service in America, 1840-1930 / Margaret Lynch-Brennan ; with a foreword by Maureen O'Rourke Murphy.

Author:

Lynch-Brennan, Margaret [Browse]

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Published/Created:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.

Εdition:

1st ed.

Description:

xxii, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.) [More in this series]
Irish studies

Bibliographic references:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-208) and index.

Contents:

Home life in Ireland -- From Ireland -- To America -- The world of the American mistress -- The work world of the Irish Bridget -- The social world of the Irish Bridget -- Was Bridget's experience unique?

Subject(s):

Household employees—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
Household employees—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
Immigrants—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
Immigrants—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
Irish American women—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
Irish American women—United States—History—20th century [Browse]

ISBN:

9780815632016 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0815632010 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008051731

OCLC:

281090526

RCP:

N - S

Princeton University Library Catalog

The Irish Bridget : Irish immigrant women in domestic service in America, 1840-1930 / Margaret Lynch-Brennan ; with a foreword by Maureen O'Rourke Murphy.