Housewife : Why Women Still Do It All And What To Do Instead

Description: Amazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Month for March 2024 Discover the complete social history of the housewife archetype from colonial America to the 20th century and re - examine common myths about the modern woman. The notion of housewife evokes strong reactions. For some it's nostalgia for a bygone era simpler and better times when men were breadwinners and women remained home with the kids. For others it's a sexist oppressive stereotype of women's work. Either way housewife is a long outdated concept or is it? Lisa Selin Davis known for her smart viral feminist cultural takes argues that the breadwinner vs. homemaker divide is a myth. She charts examples from prehistoric female hunters to working class housewives in the 1930s from First Ladies to 21st century stay - at - home moms on a search for answers to the problems of what is referred to as women's work and motherhood. Davis discovers that women have been sold a lie about what families should be. Housewife unveils a truth: interdependence rather than independence is the American way. The book is a clarion call for all women married or single mothers or childless and for men too to push for liberation. In Housewife Davis builds a case for systemic cultural and personal change to encourage women to have the power to choose the best path for themselves.
Title: Housewife : Why Women Still Do It All And What To Do Instead
Barcode: 9781538722886
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/5/2024