Domestic Service and Gender, 1660-1750

In this exciting new study Tim Meldrum explores the "real lives" of domestic servants. From close examination of court records and other documentary evidence, he has reconstructed the lives of ordinary domestic servants in London. A revealing account of life below the stairs, the gendered nature of domestic service, how different members of the household interacted with one another, it makes a valuable contribution to the "separate spheres" debate.

Tim Meldrum

List of tables Acknowledgernents 1. Introduction 2. Mettropolitan seivice: the London context 3. Service, mastery and authority 4. Househol relations 5. Domestic service as work 6. Wages and remuneration 7. Conclusion Appendix I Bibliography essay Index