The staircase girls : the secret lives, heartaches and joy of the Cambridge 'bedders'
Seymour, Catherine2016
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In the 1950s, many of the women of Cambridge lived lives of great hardship, but every day their work as servants in the colleges took them into an extraordinarily privileged world. Known as 'bedders' (short for 'bedmakers'), they often became close to their charges: mothering them, covering up for them, sometimes even falling in love with 'their boys'. Revealing their stories for the first time, this book is a poignant account of these remarkable women's lives.
Main title:
Author:
Seymour, Catherine, author
Imprint:
London : Pan Books, 2016.
Collation:
323 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781509802913 (pbk)
Dewey class:
378.42659378.42659942.085378.426
LC class:
LF123
Local class:
378.426378.42659ST
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1554695
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