Matrons and Maids: Regulating Indian Domestic Service in Tucson, 1914–1934

Contents

Contents 1. Introduction: The Outing Matrons of Tucson....... 1 2. “Herein may lie the solution to the servant-girl question—”: Gender, Race, and Outing....... 18 3. “The good an outing matron can do”: The Start of Outing in Tucson, 1913–1914....... 35 4. “Naturally a trouble-maker”: Minnie Estabrook, 1914–1915....... 54 5. “I try to keep the girls from going to the dances”: Janette Woodruff, 1915–1929....... 78 6. “A worthy, industrious people”: Libbie Light, 1929–1932....... 107 7. “Mrs. Taylor calls it ‘messenger work’”: Gracie Taylor, 1932–1934....... 134 8. “—For a time, at least”: History and the Outing Matrons....... 157 Acknowledgments....... 167 Notes....... 169 Bibliography....... 211 Index....... 225 Matrons and Maids ...