Domestic Service and Gender, 1660-1750

In this exciting new study Tim Meldrum explores the "e;real lives"e; 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 "e;separate spheres"e; debate.