Both Sides of the Servant Question

Boston, Massachusetts: American Unitarian Association, 1912. Near-fine.. An article acknowledging the importance of women's domestic work in the form of domestic service, and discussing the complex relationship between maid and mistress: "The fact is that, both mistress and maid occupy a sphere where honor and trust and disinterested hard work must be present, or discontent with abound" (p. 17). Working conditions, social conventions, and the difficulty of securing a good position or candidate is discussed at length, with all perspectives given. Overall, the article strives to alert each player to the other's needs and worries, to create a more harmonious work and domestic environment. Offprint published for free distribution by the American Unitarian Association, originally published in Bulletin No. 29 of the Department of Social and Public Service's "Social Service Series". 12mo (7.25" by 5"), pp. 24, stapled in original printed brown wrappers. Approx. 10 copies on OCLC (February 2023). Annie Winsor Allen (1865-1955) was an educator and headmistress who wrote extensively for magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal about adolescence and education.