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Definition of Housemothers
1. housemother [n] - See also: housemother
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housemothers
Literary usage of Housemothers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Proceedings (1902)
"The housemothers take entire charge of the children when they are not with the
... The teachers, housemothers, and children take their meals together. ..."
2. Feminism, Its Fallacies and Follies by John Martin, Prestonia Mann Martin (1916)
"How shall we adapt them to the requirements of housemothers and adapt housemothers
to their requirements so that they will like each other and work ..."
3. Feminism, Its Fallacies and Follies by John Martin, Prestonia Mann Martin (1916)
"How shall we adapt them to the requirements of housemothers and adapt housemothers
to their requirements so that they will like each other and work ..."
4. Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of Public Charities by Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities (1918)
"They live a natural home life, eating at tables with the principal, teachers
and -housemothers, and are constantly guided to the use and understanding of ..."
5. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association (1921)
"Foreign-born housemothers are attracted to these modest, often dingy, little
places, where they leam gradually to mingle with their neighbors. ..."
6. A History of Nursing: The Evolution of Nursing Systems from the Earliest by Mary Adelaide Nutting, Lavinia L. Dock (1907)
"... who as housemothers in the house of God had oversight of the widows, married
women, and maidens; reminded them of their duties, etc., etc. ..."
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