{"product_id":"9781538722886-housewife-why-women-still-do-it-all-and-what-to-do-instead","title":"Housewife : Why Women Still Do It All And What To Do Instead","description":"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 Either way housewife is a long outdated concept or is it?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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Housewife : Why Women Still Do It All And What To Do Instead\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781538722886\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 320 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 3\/5\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Book Delivered","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49588700086577,"sku":"IN-G-9781538722886","price":26.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781538722886.jpg?v=1760940184","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781538722886-housewife-why-women-still-do-it-all-and-what-to-do-instead","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}