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Hired Girl’s Month Ends in Family Tensions and Faith
Barbara Clark narrates four weeks as Mrs Ward’s hired girl and grapples with heat, irregular hours, and social duties. She questions reform ideals and faces a harsh truth about service, home life, and religious belonging, ending with a decision to leave.
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Barbara
Mrs. Ward
Mhoe
Prof. White
Carl
Lewis
Mrs. Clark
Barbara Clark
Ward
Mt. Holyoke
Jessie
Bondman’s
Mount Holyoke
Mother
Mr. Ward
Tru
Christian Endeavor Society
Fairview
Crawford