Letters to Domestic Workers by Katherine Esther Beecher is an extremely valuable resource for those interested in the history and social issues of domestic and labor relations in the past. In these letters, the author gives advice and recommendations on raising and treating maids working in the family household. By detailing the roles, duties, and responsibilities of both masters and maids, Catherine Esther Beecher gives readers a unique look at the social landscape of the time. The book is a useful resource for the study of the history of the home and women's work in the 19th century, and of great interest to anyone interested in the sociology and gender stereotypes of the past.