“He’s a girl!”

The final frontier: female doorpeople!

A cynical person might accuse the New York Times of forcing a handful of young women into the job in hopes of a new excuse for writing about doormen.

June 24th, 2012 — Getting Started — Care and Handling of the Doorman

Dec. 25th, 2011 — Did You Give the Doorman Enough?

Sept. 7th, 2011 — Why I Needed a Doorman

Dec. 27th, 2010 — Dear Doormen — Thank You, Again and Again

Dec. 21st, 2010 — A Guide to Doormen Gift-Giving

Apr. 25th, 2010 — Why Doormen?

Apr. 21st, 2010 — The World of Doormen is Obvious, Yet Mysterious

Nov. 26th, 2009 — Doormen and Residents: Under One Roof, Yet Far Apart

May 17th, 2009 — What the Doorman Sees

March 6th, 2003 — The Doorman? Well, You’re Half Right — Women Break a New York Barrier, Carrying Bags and Hailing Cabs (AHEM)

Dec. 17th, 1998 — A Doorman’s Eye View of Holiday Tipping

Jan. 22, 1998 — The Perfect Doorman is Made, Not Born

Sept. 1st, 1996 — Doormen Told — Hold Doors, Not People

Nov. 28th, 1993 — Guardians at the Gate Unbowed by Time

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Jan. 24th, 1834 — Some Poor People Have to Live in Buildings With Other Families, Require an Outdoor Manservant as Gatekeeper