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Babysitter : an American history / Miriam Forman-Brunell.

Author/creator Forman-Brunell, Miriam, 1955-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The beginnings of babysitting -- Suburban parents and sitter unions -- The bobby-soxer babysitter -- Making better babysitters -- Boisterous babysitters -- Vixens and victims : porn and horror -- Sisterhoods of sitters -- Coming of wage at the end of the century -- Quitter sitters : the fall of babysitting.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009005920
ISBN9780814727591 (alk. paper)
ISBN081472759X (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ769.5 .F67 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold