Introduction -- Speaking as working women and working as speaking women -- Arguing with the phallus, or the materialization of the psyche -- Visualities and materialities: the performativity of the female -- Managerial suit or writing about the visual chastity belt -- Intersectionality,...

"Dirty Work sheds light on the complex relationships between women employers and their household help in the early 20th century through their representations in literature, including women's magazines, conduct manuals, and particularly female-authored fiction. Domestic service brought together...