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- 192 pages
- Reading time
- 7 hours
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The book offers a nostalgic exploration of 1950s housewives' experiences, capturing the transition from wartime independence to domesticity. It reveals the pressures to maintain a pristine home and support their husbands through cooking and homemaking. Featuring authentic illustrations and advertisements, it provides a vivid portrayal of the era's expectations and challenges faced by women, highlighting the complexities behind the seemingly idyllic image of suburban life.
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A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s, Sheila Hardy
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sheila Hardy
- Publisher
- History Press
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN13
- 9780752469898
- Description
- The book offers a nostalgic exploration of 1950s housewives' experiences, capturing the transition from wartime independence to domesticity. It reveals the pressures to maintain a pristine home and support their husbands through cooking and homemaking. Featuring authentic illustrations and advertisements, it provides a vivid portrayal of the era's expectations and challenges faced by women, highlighting the complexities behind the seemingly idyllic image of suburban life.