Tag Archives: servant life

Life Below Stairs: Increase in the White-Slave Traffic

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Back in March, I spoke of the Fallen Female Servant, those young (often innocent) girls who were seduced or conquered by their masters. Today, I wish to speak of what the future held if the mistress of the house drove … Continue reading →

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Life Below Stairs: Servants as a Status Symbol

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

A trend we incur during the Victorian era was the obsession to have more servants than one’s neighbors or comparable members of one’s social circles. It was “Keeping up with the Joneses” with servants, rather than with expansive homes and … Continue reading →

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