housewives

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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

At one point housewives were admonished not to shake their dust mops outdoors lest that contribute to smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In nonprofit has shed about a quarter of its staff as the founder focuses the feminist organization on pushing back against the “tradwife” and manosphere movements that prioritize women’s roles as housewives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Hollingsworth billed it as an overall guide to helping modern young housewives create a peaceful, optimistic, and sanitary household.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson