What is the name of the Finch family's housekeeper?

The Finch family's housekeeper is Calpurnia. Known as “Cal,” she works in Atticus Finch’s household and helps raise Jem and Scout after their mother’s death.

Calpurnia is more than a domestic worker in the story: she disciplines the children, teaches Scout manners and writing, and provides a maternal presence. Atticus respects her judgment and defends her importance to the family. Her role also gives Scout an early view of Maycomb’s racial and social divisions.

Readers sometimes confuse Calpurnia with Aunt Alexandra, Atticus’s sister, who later moves into the Finch home, or with Miss Maudie, the Finch children’s neighbor. Calpurnia is also connected to the Black community through First Purchase Church and her son, Zeebo.