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    1. The Sufferings of a "Captive Maid": Jane Fenn Hoskens and the Quaker Reformation 2009

      Lelos, Ingrid

      Early American Literature, Vol. 44, Issue 3, pp. 517 - 539.

      In accordance with the interests of those in England who sought to keep servants contented in their lowly positions was Hoskens's advice: "I am persuaded that if servants were careful to discharge ... Read more

      In accordance with the interests of those in England who sought to keep servants contented in their lowly positions was Hoskens's advice: "I am persuaded that if servants were careful to discharge their trust faithfully, to their masters and mistresses, the Lord would provide suitable for their support, through the world, with credit and reputation" (15). [...] The Life and Spiritual Sufferings of that Faithful Servant of Christ, Jane Hoskens, probably the first working-class narrative to be published in early America, has been used to affirm rather than subvert social hierarchies. Read less

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