housewoman

We sat down to a simple meal at a table set up in the corner of the library, overlooking his garden, served by a single boy and a housewoman, then took out the cards you have there, Yolande, and he began to teach me how the game was played.

Archive 2009-01-01 Young Geoffrion 2009

We sat down to a simple meal at a table set up in the corner of the library, overlooking his garden, served by a single boy and a housewoman, then took out the cards you have there, Yolande, and he began to teach me how the game was played.

Neoplatonism Young Geoffrion 2009

My mother was housewoman and she could keep herself looking nice.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration

She was a good cook and housewoman and was a blessing and help to us all.

Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ray 1924

"My mammy, she was de housewoman to de big house en she say dat she would always try to mind her business en she never didn 'get no whippin much.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

What housewoman remembers ever having a tramp knock at her back door and upon opening it have him clasp his hands, gaze heavenward, saying "I want something to read!

Pine Needles, 1921. No Author 1921

Mrs. Johnson was surprised to overhear the housewoman saying to the cook: "I tell yer dat ar white

Old times in Dixie land : a southern matron's memories, 1901