Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… employment of a 'normal' delinquent was domestic service, sub-normal girls were not considered fit for this. … emphasis was on vocational training for domestic service, whether in the girls' own homes or in the homes of … for girls was primarily meant to equip them for domestic service or motherhood. There were, however, differences in …