학술논문
Invisible Hands.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*NANNIES
*WOMEN household employees
*CHILD care workers
*UPPER class women
SOCIAL conditions in Great Britain
SOCIAL conditions in India
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Language
ISSN
0018-2753
Abstract
The article discusses the important roles played by ayahs or nannies and maids in Indian and British societies by citing the case of Caroline Periera in the 19th century. Also cited are the role of ayahs in raising white children of memsahibs or upper-class women, the number of ayahs arriving in Great Britain, and the experience of ayahs as baby couriers.