Rather than working for any person who could afford to feed and compensate help, as these women had done in the South, migrants to Washington were taught that high-status or prestigious employers were better employers. Interestingly, however, the servant’s own social status did not increase by virtue of their employer’s social standing.
Living In, Living Out by Elizabeth Clark-Lewis (page 100)

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