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In reply to the discussion: When did tradwives become a thing? [View all]radical noodle
(8,103 posts)2. While it certainly isn't for me
and I don't believe it's wise for most women to go that direction, I do believe it's their choice to make. I think it will be interesting to see how that works out for them by the time they're older and the kids are gone (and possibly the husband as well).
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There were never that many "trad wives" and not for very long. Women and kids were frequently worked to
brewens
Jul 26
#1
In the 1800s, your husband might not be responsible at all for you being force to work long days in
brewens
Jul 26
#17
And from womens' perspectives "18 Kids and Counting" normalised Fundamentalist mega-families.
meadowlander
Jul 26
#12
A lot of people could benefit by reading "The Way We Never Were" by Stephanie Coontz
misanthrope
Jul 26
#13