Unnamed Negro Laundresses
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Negro Laundresses
Sort Name:
Unnamed Negro Laundresses
Race:
Black
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Domestic Service
Specific Job:
Washing clothing
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Quentin's narrative begins by evoking the "Negro women" who used to carry the clothes they had washed for their white customers in bundles on their heads (289); now they fetch and deliver it in automobiles or have lost their jobs to commercial laundry services.
Individual or Group:
Group
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