The life of a housewife has changed over the years. These heroes of the home are holding it all together for their families. In the 1950s and 1960s, housewives were prevalent in America.
The ‘50s and ‘60s housewives would multitask while raising a family too. Women would spend hours on home decorating and housekeeping to keep their families looking good and eating good.
Cooking was an art form, and housewives from that era would spend hours creating recipes for house parties in the neighborhood. Recipes were stored in a small box and treated as a family treasure, passed down from generations.
Thankfully, housewives had washing machines and vacuum cleaners, which were a blessing due to their time-saving capabilities. These handy devices allowed more time for socializing together.
Housewives would take hobbies like knitting, sewing, and gardening to the next level. On top of that, they would participate in planned block parties to socialize with neighbors and play games.
They would listen to radio dramas and soap operas over the radio, and they would also call into quiz shows. In the ‘50s and ‘60s, ‘Tupperware’ was all the rage, and women would gather at houses to buy or look at the new selection of plastic food storage.
Housewives would also create scrapbooks to document their family’s history, and they would participate in women’s clubs like the PTA and garden clubs. To save money, they would constantly clip coupons for the grocery store.
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