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She had little formal schooling, and at age 12 was sent out to be a hired girl, never to return home—or stop working—again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Bloom’s Hick has innate sympathy for the White House staff: “I have to laugh at my inner hired girl, always looking for a soft moment with The Family.”

From New York Times • May 15, 2018

The hired girl could manage fairly well on plain things, but for one young St. Louis bride that was not enough.

From Time Magazine Archive

One morning the hired girl comes up on the dumb-waiter head first.

From Time Magazine Archive

She still had her hired girl and plenty to eat.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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