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Laundresses

Scope note

Women whose occupation is the washing and ironing of clothes and linen.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000188519

Broader Terms used

<people in service occupations>

Equivalent Terms used

laundress
laundress's
laundresses'

Created

13yrs ago

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