Governess


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Note: "A governess is a woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny (formerly called a nurse), she concentrates on teaching children, rather than caring for their physical needs. Her charges are of school age rather than babies.

The position of governess used to be common in well-off European families before the First World War, especially in the countryside where no suitable school existed nearby. Parents´ preference to educate their children at home—rather than send them away to boarding school for months at a time—varied across time and countries. Governesses were usually in charge of girls and younger boys. When a boy was old enough, he left his governess for a tutor or a school." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.08.2021)

[Last update: 2021/08/07]