{"product_id":"matrons-and-maids-victoria-k-haskins-9780816536559","title":"Matrons and Maids: Regulating Indian Domestic Service in Tucson, 1914-1934","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1914 to 1934 the US government sent Native American girls to work as domestic servants in the homes of white families. \u003ci\u003eMatrons and Maids \u003c\/i\u003etells this forgotten history through the eyes of the women who facilitated their placements. During those two decades, \"outing matrons\" oversaw and managed the employment of young Indian women. In Tucson, Arizona, the matrons acted as intermediaries between the Indian and white communities and between the local Tucson community and the national administration, the Office of Indian Affairs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on federal archival records, \u003ci\u003eMatrons and Maids\u003c\/i\u003e offers an original and detailed account of government practices and efforts to regulate American Indian women. Haskins demonstrates that the outing system was clearly about regulating cross-cultural interactions, and she highlights the roles played by white women in this history. As she compellingly argues, we cannot fully engage with cross-cultural histories without examining the complex involvement of white women as active, if ambivalent, agents of colonization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including stories of the entwined experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women that range from the heart-warming to the heart-breaking, \u003ci\u003eMatrons and Maids \u003c\/i\u003epresents a unique perspective on the history of Indian policy and the significance of \"women's work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria K. Haskins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816536554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816536559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Victoria K. Haskins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096751513855,"sku":"9780816536559","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matrons-and-maids-victoria-k-haskins-9780816536559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}