“Martha was staying up there and sewing and cleaning for Doc Goldblum…” --
Seth
Seth
Referenced in passing throughout Joe Turner, Doc Goldblum’s household chores appear as a source of income for Martha and Molly. In this way, Wilson demonstrates a female job opportunity in the time period. Though he never gives Goldblum’s address in the play, Dr. Raymond Goldblum, a dermatologist, lived in the Hill District, where his house still remains today. |