Boarding House Rules and Domestic Authority
How did boarding house landladies enforce rules and manage everyday conflicts? A look at authority, negotiation, and the handwritten rule card.
Boarding House History
The boarding house as a site of domestic authority, rental history, and changing ideas of home.
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The Boarding House as Home
A historical look at how boarding houses blurred the line between temporary lodging and permanent home for lodgers and landladies alike.
Lodgers, Privacy, and Shared Space
How did lodgers and landladies negotiate privacy in shared Victorian homes? We examine the tensions over rooms, rules, and respectability.
The Decline of the Boarding House
Explore the social and economic shifts that led to the decline of the boarding house in the twentieth century, from urban growth to privacy and policy changes.
From Boarding House to Apartment Living
How did boarding houses give way to apartments? Explore the shift in privacy, economics, and urban life.