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  • She said she could find servingwomen anywhere; she needed her Sisters to entertain.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • She said she could find servingwomen anywhere; she needed her Sisters to entertain.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • She said she could find servingwomen anywhere; she needed her Sisters to entertain.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Certain portions have been left out -- as the scenes, at the beginning of Act I and Act V, in which the servingwomen of the castle appear; the fourth scene of Act II, in which Pelléas is persuaded by Arkël to postpone his journey to the bedside of his dying friend Marcellus; the opening scene of Act III, between Pelléas, Mélisande, and Yniold.

    Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande A Guide to the Opera with Musical Examples from the Score Lawrence Gilman 1908

  • According to a law printed today in the Peruvian oficial gazette, any employer trying to force servingwomen to wear any kind of distinctive servant's uniform in public spaces will be charged for discrimination.

    Living in Peru : News 2009

  • Peruvian servingwomen, known locally as empleadas, come usually from the poorest Andean peasant families, and come to work in the cities as a way to get more chances of improving their living conditions, despite her lack or the social rights other workers actually have.

    Living in Peru : News 2009

  • The tripod’s legs were cast in the shape of tharais servingwomen.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • The tripod’s legs were cast in the shape of tharais servingwomen.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • The tripod’s legs were cast in the shape of tharais servingwomen.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

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