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Berlin Employment Agency for Domestic Servants (1889)

In this Berlin servants’ bureau, prospective employers appear to tower over female job-seekers, reflecting the latter’s inferior and dependent social status. Signs on the walls warn servants and employers alike to protect their purses from thieves. This woodcut is based on a drawing by Emil Limmer.

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Berlin Employment Agency for Domestic Servants (1889)

© Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz