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Not just like one of the family: Chicana domestics establishing professional relationships with employers

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Research on which this paper is based was partially funded by the University of California President’s Fellowship.

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Romero, M. Not just like one of the family: Chicana domestics establishing professional relationships with employers. Feminist Issues 10, 33–41 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685630

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