{"id":81983,"date":"2023-08-13T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81983"},"modified":"2023-05-07T21:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T01:34:33","slug":"a-deep-dive-into-victorian-servants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/08\/13\/a-deep-dive-into-victorian-servants\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deep Dive Into Victorian Servants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2RxwwC3c89k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>J. Draper<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 9 May 2022<\/p>\n<p>Content warning: mentions of sexual abuse, suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it is awkward being next-door neighbours with THE ACTUAL SUN, thank you for asking.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Book tours with me here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1hVTGl4OWdxUXJ6d0hkSk03LVR5T1JGZUdYUXxBQ3Jtc0tsemozY2ZWeU02Qk5lUmxLTFl3bGdsenhfUjdkdXhuc1RKWmZ6NDh5UDBRYWdBYi12akdNNnBYYzhCeHNQV1c0UlVESE13U1U0UVBTZEhaUUU1bXFxUkp5LXRNMzUwZ2RXaDFnZm9UcDN5UHlObTZKVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fo%2Fj-draper-33872359307&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/j-draper&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nJoin my patrons here: www.patreon.com\/jdraperlondon<br \/>\nFind my TikTok here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2puS2k2VkRvMUl6X3RISkpxejZzdDhLN2M0Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsdUx2dW5JR3pnV3F2NmtqOF9QZm41ck1KUlN4R1NLWTJsYWRRdVRfdlBsZ25jWGhiUTA0RHFKbF9nUTlEaktaS3pqTGhOMFE4OGxMQ0FoUTJrbGhaNDd2ZXFaM1hHUmdReEpTWnhVcFE0ek1BWElpaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40jdraperlondon&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jdraperlondon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Sources and further reading:<br \/>\nBeeton, I. 1861. <em>The Book of Household Management<\/em>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE9vTFVsLXNIeWIzaTdHMFVPSDNVc0NkVEI2QXxBQ3Jtc0tuMFUyNFJFNm9tVFlyQTJ0RUozb05zdElWeC1ocHlKWXgzZjFFNXlGUlc5NGxaVWxOX0d2ZzlwQVN5Y3RLUWxPeTJJSTRjYXNwQmJ3d1FSWU5ibmxEQjByUVN6QXlWSTRCTHhVUGlRSWxkV0hNSmI3bw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gutenberg.org%2Fcache%2Fepub%2F10136%2Fpg10136.html&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/cache\/epub\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nDavies, M. L. ed. 1931. <em>Life As We Have Known It<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRWR1dUd3RjVUtwWTBBU3Y3b25qYUQtRTNoZ3xBQ3Jtc0trS3VpckxiUWc0cHhvTjNqMm9TQ01mNi13eUQ4UVBKR1VJWlVXUVN5MGlHM3N6d1l2NU5LMWQzeU42YVN0RllmQ0Y1U1FDU0l5V0RPdllId1RjMVZTek9XUDlJSENCLUQ2UGthUTFLRlB3RlZQd2FBMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Flifeaswehaveknow00davi%2Fpage%2Fn7%2Fmode%2F1up%3Fview%3Dtheater&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lifeasweh&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nDelap, L. <em>Who mops the floor now? How domestic service shaped 20th-century Britain<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDMtTG1jS1lqaEV1NGNoeEhKbjVFLWZZTENrUXxBQ3Jtc0treUdyQ3JVVUhvVmpHWk03ZDNLdHBYbTRpVFJHenc5a0hrelljZ1V1UjFHaXBLOFJpMTZaU3pQR0pTTXZPaWloeVdtb3B5NHJPZ0NVTlFVSVBXWVlsY1NZQlRPWmtjeEVZdTFSSklxQ3VhTW1rNDV2MA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cam.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Fnews%2Fwho-mops-the-floor-now-how-domestic-service-shaped-20th-century-britain&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/research\/news\/w&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nDickens, C. 1882. <em>Dickens&#8217; Dictionary of London<\/em>, 4th ed. pg. 245. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnlWTDAtTHc1RThleVJnaFp6eGpFZ1M0dGRoQXxBQ3Jtc0ttME9ZU01Oel9QZkNRQlp6eTJRRFhJRHdpWllNR0FibnZmblpUZ0hKUHFlZkFnbmtmWmhSNWF1WjBCMnBSZUdqRnk2dkF0REFxWmhHTmdsY3ZndmRXbmJ1aGdEM3RRU3E5X0VrQVV1NVk1WnFGYTBGRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fdickenssdictiona00dick%2Fpage%2F22%2Fmode%2F2up&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/dickenssd&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nLinton, E. L. 1874. &#8220;On The Side Of The Maids&#8221;. <em>The Cornhill Magazine<\/em>, 29. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW1Bd3d0dWdYZ1BhQkYtT2dIdGJEVGRnRFhwd3xBQ3Jtc0tuTEVJYVhWYlNwbGF0c2tBVU5makhXbnpRVUQxRXdoYkRpUDBTb1hraWRtX20wOV9wa0dnMDBMaHM3bVNEcU9rbHUxLUp0R1VJQ2ptRGFJNldXNk10RXpUaDBTVWJvQXgzMjU0cGJscjY0QmFFNnU4NA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.victorianweb.org%2Fvictorian%2Fhistory%2Fwork%2Fmaids1.html%3B&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.victorianweb.org\/victorian&#8230;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbF8yN05qQkZndC1uM3c2aldQMkNqc3U2c1c4Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsNTJuV2lxdWxzR3VzUjMyTWpwRjJtY3hrT2YwNmZ2Sm5KMTdkTDFnLWlwOVdyVUpyOUpZemxtV2hCdlFSaks3SmM5dzY4MUc3SC03bU53M0o2Q3NoUTYzd1lTM0hleFhiTFJjdWdCMXZ0MGJ2WU82TQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.hathitrust.org%2FRecord%2F000522322&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/Record&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nParker, E. 1830. <em>Sampler<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1FRcm9BZVFBRnltNzNPWUNnTVpDbkx0VXJLZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsQXBrcllYS2M4bXN0OGtyYWwxeThuX3ZJZkJGRFVwTGJ4dGVtWDZ5Yks4MHlJdXBBZW9hVjZndkM0el8wcVp4eFNpSkM0ZWFKM2lqSXVRYU1QNjd2UG96RW1sby1HWmlBVi1rVFMwOE5xUFJGV1A2QQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcollections.vam.ac.uk%2Fitem%2FO70506%2Fsampler-parker-elizabeth%2F&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O7&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSergeant, A. M. 1852. <em>The maid of all work&#8217;s complete guide<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhjRVZLaXNxc0ZUOTF3SjNRTGFFdG9mRDh1Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttS2dDLWg3VjM5WFZwelNTWEVQYmtwZmIxdTdFbEYtVEhTaXJYdjlSaWZsNWZOQzVSdGZ0cDBXRW84Sk85d19qWXVkZzJZY09EX2JEbmI2aVhpalA0b3ZuSU5mZ0Q4SnBRTTcyaUw2SkdkTy1pR2FCUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fmaidofallworksco00sarg%2Fpage%2Fn3%2Fmode%2F2up&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/maidofall&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\n&#8220;Blood For Dracula&#8221; by Chris Zabriskie: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chriszabriskie.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.chriszabriskie.com<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Sad Piano Music&#8221; by Alex-Productions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmxmRURPdkVEWGI0UF9xZG5zUzdYd3hrSzQ4Z3xBQ3Jtc0trSURlSmRxalMxSVZrYjZsUzk0YnVfaVA2RFZEempFQ3JXeEhxWGllbXVqSG92Nno2a3g3a2haMGk5YWdkYW1Kd2V2MUFrVVJuNkswaktORzB6U1R6U2g3SnZ2cXYtRk4wdkJwQkNaVkJFUkVHZG40SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Falexproductionsmusic&#038;v=2RxwwC3c89k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/alexproduction&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:56 Why So Many Servants?<br \/>\n08:30 The Hierarchy<br \/>\n22:29 How To Behave<br \/>\n30:47 Leaving Service<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. 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