Alfred H. Stone Collection
Volume: 23

10. Mary White Ovington, “The Colored Woman in Domestic Service in New York City,” Bulletin of the Inter-Municipal Committee on Household Research (May 1905): 9-12.

Second of three articles warning African American women in the South who may be tempted to respond to advertisements promising good pay for domestic work in Northern cities to exercise due caution. This article analyses employment opportunities for black domestic servants in New York City.