Work Freedom

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A housemaid stands crying as her male employer demands that she take on unsavory duties

So, my dear, this is up to you: you're either nice to me, or you're leaving the house. You're free to choose.

Artist

Name:: Steinlen, Théophile-Alexandre
Dates:: 1859-1923
Countries:: France, Switzerland

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Periodical

Title:: Le chambard socialiste
Author:: Gérault-Richard, Alfred et al.
Publisher:: Paris: Imprimerie Centrale, 1893-1894

Description:

A housemaid stands crying with her face in her hands as her employer, a corpulent older man sitting in an armchair, demands that she take on extra, unsavory duties.

The headline reads in the original French: Liberté du Travail !, and the caption: Ainsi ma petite, choisissez : ou vous montrer gentille avec moi, ou quitter la maison... Vous êtes libre !

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