
The Gilded Gentleman Presents: Invisible Magicians and Golden Plates
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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What Would You Like to Know About the Gilded Age?
Esther: I would love to sit down with any one in the gilded age and have a little chat over a nice cup of tea. There were 16% of New York City's population as servants, which is a huge number. Nobody was indentured, necessarily. It wasn't always so bad. They fulfilled their duties. If they didn't like it, they had other opportunities. And i would love to just talk to her about it. You know, take me through your day. What upsets you the most? What's what's good about your job?"
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