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Editorial
July 4, 1944
The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial satirizes how wartime labor policies prioritizing maids for war-essential workers will redefine social status, shifting from number of servants to contributions to the war effort.
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Social Standard
There was a time when you could almost
judge a person's position and income by the
number of servants in his household. But now
a proposal that maids be put on the priority
list, to relieve absenteeism in plants, has been
made by the Women's Advisory Committee of
the War Manpower Commission. If this goes
into effect there'll be an entirely new standard
by which to gauge social standing.
It well may be that after July 1 employ-
ment offices will weigh requests for a 'maid
first by what the employer is doing to win
the war rather than by what she is prepared
to pay. And the amount of help a family has
will indicate whether they're riveters or idle
rich.
There was a time when you could almost
judge a person's position and income by the
number of servants in his household. But now
a proposal that maids be put on the priority
list, to relieve absenteeism in plants, has been
made by the Women's Advisory Committee of
the War Manpower Commission. If this goes
into effect there'll be an entirely new standard
by which to gauge social standing.
It well may be that after July 1 employ-
ment offices will weigh requests for a 'maid
first by what the employer is doing to win
the war rather than by what she is prepared
to pay. And the amount of help a family has
will indicate whether they're riveters or idle
rich.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Social Standard
Maids Priority
War Manpower
Servants
Absenteeism
What entities or persons were involved?
Women's Advisory Committee Of The War Manpower Commission
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Wartime Priority For Maids And Changing Social Standards
Stance / Tone
Humorous Irony On Social Status
Key Figures
Women's Advisory Committee Of The War Manpower Commission
Key Arguments
Past Social Standing Judged By Number Of Servants
Proposal To Prioritize Maids For War Workers To Reduce Absenteeism
Future Social Status Based On War Contributions Rather Than Wealth
Families With Help Will Be Seen As Riveters, Not Idle Rich