Project Gutenberg 2018-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 124 Beecher, Catharine Esther 1800 1878 Beecher, Catherine E. (Catherine Esther) Beecher, C. E. (Catherine Esther) Beecher, Catharine E. 17000960 Letters to Persons Who Are Engaged in Domestic Service Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Letters to Persons Who Are Engaged in Domestic Service" by Catharine Esther Beecher is a guidebook written in the early 19th century. This work is a collection of letters aimed at providing advice and instruction to individuals in domestic roles, emphasizing the importance of their contributions and the dignity of their station. The book seeks to uplift and educate domestics about their unique responsibilities and the respectability that comes with their work, while also addressing the social perceptions that undervalue their roles. The opening of this book establishes Beecher's heartfelt wish to improve the lives of domestics by discussing their vital role within families. She begins by reflecting on her travels and the insights gained from various households, revealing her deep interest in the welfare of those in domestic service. Beecher acknowledges the significant impact that domestics have on family life and child-rearing, underscoring the need for proper guidance and appreciation of their contributions. She introduces a narrative illustrating the founding principles of cooperation and respect within a community, which serves as a metaphor for the ideal working relationship between employers and domestics, setting the stage for her subsequent letters that detail their duties, the importance of their roles, and how they can achieve a sense of honor and fulfillment in their work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Household employees TX Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: How To ... Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 305461 2025-07-23T07:00:04.766500 text/html 307939 2018-09-28T14:57:20 text/html 173520 2025-07-23T07:00:09.826460 application/epub+zip 171145 2025-07-23T07:00:05.725488 application/epub+zip 171144 2025-07-23T07:00:05.248479 application/epub+zip 241089 2025-07-23T07:00:12.945426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203884 2025-07-23T07:00:09.221483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204005 2022-09-26T08:50:10.405119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269283 2025-07-23T07:00:04.343495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269550 2018-09-28T14:57:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19043 2025-07-23T07:00:13.080426 application/rdf+xml 7175 2025-07-23T07:00:05.329501 image/jpeg 2116 2025-07-23T07:00:05.289524 image/jpeg 94150 2018-09-28T14:57:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 126414 2018-09-28T14:57:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 132873 2025-07-23T07:00:04.795516 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia