“Precisa-se de uma moça de côr para ser tratada como se fosse da família”: uma história do trabalho doméstico remunerado no Brasil (1850-1954)

This dissertation investigated the historical formation of remunerated domestic work in Brazil, with emphasis on the discourse of family belonging – expressed in the phrase "as if they were part of the family" – as a mechanism for devaluing and controlling this labor. The research began wi