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  • Collection: Irish female labor in the 1800's : Domestic Servants

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picture of Irish female domestic

revolve around the central concerns of Sadlier's work and the dangers of immigration and the plight of Irish women

Article including information from Mary Anne Sadlier's book about Irish female laborers: Bessy Conway

roediger-the-wages-of-whiteness-race-and-the-making-of-the-american-working-class.pdf
The impact Irish female laborers had, including their domination of the domestic service industry

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Discussion of the type of Job that Irish female laborers mainly had, and the impact said job had on them financially and personally. This source contributes to the project in that it shows the success that women had when working as domestic…

The source touches upon the arrival of Irish females into the work force, and how they ended up holding a majority of the jobs within the field of housekeeping, they made up 74 percent of domestic servants in New York City. This source contributes to…
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