The British Housewife: Cookery Books, Cooking and Society in 18th Century Britain

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Betty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in 'Feminine Mystique,' Dies at 85 - The New York Times, 5 February 2006.

In today's Sweden, where most women are educated and gainfully employed, there is seldom talk about being a housewife without being on parental leave (or maternity leave, and for men, paternity leave). During this period, parents receive financial compensation through the parental insurance program [ sv]. Traditional housewives are now quite rare in Sweden.James Hinton, Women, Social Leadership, and the Second World War: Continuities of Class OUP, 2002 p.175 a b c Qvarsebo, Jonas (2002). "En ny människa för en ny familj: med 1970-talets nya syn på familjen blev hemmafrun den samlande symbolen för en omodern, reaktionär och patriarkalisk människosyn". Tvärsnitt (in Swedish). 24 (3): 26–41. ISSN 0348-7997. I got this second hand...it's not one of my dresses...as I have gained a bit on weight in 30 years....lol.

Boëthius, Monica (1967). Har vi råd med fruar?: en ofullständig handbok i misshushållningens alla grenar (in Swedish). Proprius förlag. OCLC 478026871.

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The English Huswife was issued as the second part of Covntrey Contentments, In Two Bookes, The first, containing the whole art of riding great Horses in very short time... Likewise in two new Treatises the arts of hunting, hawking, coursing of Grey-hounds with the lawes of the leash, Shooting, Bowling, Tennis, Baloone &c.

Ps...I did my shopping and two other streets and none, they had children tutus but now women ones... MAHILA SHAKTI SAMAJEEK SAMMITTEE (REGD)". Archived from the original on 30 October 2014 . Retrieved 30 October 2014.In modern China, housewives are no longer as common, especially in the largest cities and other urban areas. Many modern women work simply because one person's income is insufficient to support the family, a decision made easier by the fact that it is common for Chinese grandparents to watch after their grandchildren until they are old enough to go to school. Nonetheless, the number of Chinese housewives has been steadily rising in recent years as China's economy expands. [ dubious – discuss] In India [ edit ] Whittle, Jane (December 2005). "HOUSEWIVES AND SERVANTS IN RURAL ENGLAND, 1440–1650: EVIDENCE OF WOMEN's WORK FROM PROBATE DOCUMENTS". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 15: 51–74. doi: 10.1017/S0080440105000332. hdl: 10871/8424. ISSN 0080-4401. S2CID 155056103. Treas, Judith; Tai, Tsuio (May 2016). "Gender Inequality in Housework Across 20 European Nations: Lessons from Gender Stratification Theories". Sex Roles. 74 (11–12): 495–511. doi: 10.1007/s11199-015-0575-9. ISSN 0360-0025. S2CID 146253376. And she later joked that her way of dealing with the negativity was to take herself to Dior to cheer herself up, as she added: "I would be lying if I said it was easy every day as I get a lot of horrible comments on a daily basis so I just take myself to Dior to feel better. Jamal always tells me to be true to myself and not read the hate. I was always used to a certain lifestyle coming from old money and Jamal was able to provide me with that. We are just out here living our best lives." Shopping for food in the 1950s and 1960s was done every day as storing fresh food was difficult. There were no supermarkets so the housewife would visit the local baker, the butcher, the greengrocer and the grocer individually, carrying all her shopping home in baskets or in a pull-along trolley. She would pride herself on budgeting and keeping within the weekly allowance that she would receive from her husband. Not many working or middle class families had a family car although many had motorbikes. Traffic was light especially down residential streets so children played out in the street quite safely.