Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off - A Domestic Rap by Verta Mae (Paperback)

Observations from the lives of African American domestic workers-back in print Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off is an exploration of the lives of African American domestic workers in cities throughout the United States during the mid-twentieth century. With dry wit and honesty, Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor relates the testimonies of maids, cooks, child care workers, and others as they discuss their relationships with their employers and their experiences on the job. She connects this work with popular culture, presenting Aunt Jemima, Mammies, Uncle Ben, and other charged figures through the eyes of domestic workers as opposed to their employers, and remembers her own family history (her mother and grandmother were domestic workers after migrating to Philadelphia from South Carolina). Interspersed with musings and interviews are historical references, quotations, and personal anecdotes that make this account all the more intimate, heartbreaking, and relevant.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
Foreword by:	Premilla Nadasen
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-5179-0607-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-5179-0607-5
Barcode:	9781517906078

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