Common Sense in the Nursery

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Common Sense in the Nursery

Childcare by mothers was unpaid and usually not considered "work." Once hired out to a nurse, the work was valued with pay.

Written by Marion Harland

New York: C. Scribner, 1885

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Common Sense in the Nursery