housewives

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Tradwife content whitewashes history, but an honest look shows that contempt for housewives was a widespread theme in the past.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

German defence giant Rheinmetall on Sunday sought to smooth over a row caused by comments from its boss comparing Ukrainian factories producing drones to "housewives" making weapons in their kitchens.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Credited with helping to ignite second-wave feminism in the 1960s, the book claimed that many middle-class, college-educated women were dissatisfied being confined to their roles as housewives and mothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Before stepping in front of the cameras, the London housewives sought advice from women who had previously been in their positions.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

Soon the number of patients being treated by Socios en Salud jumped to about fifty—students, housewives, street vendors, health workers, unemployed youth.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French