‘The Help: A Social History of Ypsilanti’s Live-in Domestic Workers, 1900-1910’ by Revolutions Newsstand (Matt Siegfried).

‘The Help: A Social History of Ypsilanti’s Live-in Domestic Workers, 1900-1910’ by Revolutions Newsstand (Matt Siegfried).

In my day job, I work as public historian in Michigan focusing on the social landscapes. A companion to the previous post ‘The Servant Problem‘ by the I.W.W.’s L.S. Chumley from the same period, here is a close–down to the individual–look at the changing economy, roles, and demographics of Ypsilanti’s live-in servants and part-time domestic […]