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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by kube-system on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:53PM (#30081885)
That's because being a maid wasn't even seen as an equal to the idea of a "working class job" as we see it now. Someone who had to support a family at that time would have been presumed to have an income from a man's job. Someone working as a maid was presumed to not have their own household to support and had their housing provided.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by notfbi on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:14AM (#30082022)
I think this is a fair point. Also a live in maid is not comparable because it probably includes full room/board.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by Thorrez on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:39AM (#30082186)
I doubt a live-in maid has a husband.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by kube-system on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @02:15AM (#30082718)
That is what I mean by “presumed not to have their own household”
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