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contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction. Houses and Homes 1 1 Away from Home 11 2 Keeping House 34 3 “The Most Cruel and Thankless Way a Woman Can Earn Her Living” 60 4 Boarders’ Beefs 77 5 Nests of Crime and Dens of Vice 96 6 “Will They Board, or Keep House?” 116 7 Charity Begins at Home 140 Epilogue. “Decay of the Boarding-House” 165 Notes 171 Essay on Sources 199 Index 207 Illustrations follow page 76 This page intentionally left blank ...

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