Rosina Harrison
Rosina Harrison (1899-1989) was a lady-in-waiting, chiefly to Lady Astor, and became known after describing their working relationship in her autobiography.
Harrison, from Yorkshire, became Astor's maid in 1929.[1]
Her autobiography, Rose: My Life in Service, was published in 1975.[1] It was republished in 2011 under the title The Lady's Maid: My Life in Service.[2]
She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 20 March 1976.[3]
Bibliography
- —— (1975). Rose: My Life in Service. Littlehampton. ISBN 978-0304294701. her occupation was being the lady's maid. she called her parents mum and dad. her major accomplishment was working for Lady Astor. she died at age 90.
References
- 1 2 Harrison, Rosina (1975). Rose: My Life in Service. Littlehampton. ISBN 978-0304294701.
- ↑ Harrison, Rosina (2011). The Lady's Maid: My Life in Service. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0091943516.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Rosina Harrison". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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