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A strange mix of inherent, accepted, misogyny and female empowerment, deeply rooted in 1949, but with a few surprises. For instance, when getting children to help with chores (from age 5), "Don't differentiate between boys and girls".
Fascinating, funny, horrific.
Review to come.
— Jul 31, 2020 11:28AM
Fascinating, funny, horrific.
Review to come.
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“Bedmaking can be quite a pleasant interlude from the dusting and sweeping.”
The relentless cheerfulness about the daunting, exhaustive, and exhausting regime of solo housewifery and cleaning is comical from a distance of 70 years, but shocking to contemplate for real.
Although rationing was still in force in ‘49, there was now liquid soap substitute for washing dishes, so
“One can luxuriate in nice sudsy water”.
— Jul 27, 2020 10:25AM
The relentless cheerfulness about the daunting, exhaustive, and exhausting regime of solo housewifery and cleaning is comical from a distance of 70 years, but shocking to contemplate for real.
Although rationing was still in force in ‘49, there was now liquid soap substitute for washing dishes, so
“One can luxuriate in nice sudsy water”.
