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As a man in what I feel is a very egalitarian marriage, I can second Meredith's post above completely! My mother-in-law was a traditional stay at home mom who raised two daughters, 10 years apart in age. She raised the daughters, kept an immaculate and spotless house (still does now), and made sure the home was a "refuge" for her husband who was a Philadelphia police officer. When my in-laws come down on occasion, she doesn't understand when my wife is not flying around the house picking stuff up. She'll sometimes chide my wife when she sees me vacuuming the house or doing laundry. Despite the fact that we both work full time, her mom's expectation is that Debbie should be keeping house most of the time as well. She really does not comprehend that the "second shift" at home, with a houseful of kids, is a two person deal. To be honest, I probably still only do about 30 percent to my wife's 70 percent of the domestic stuff - not that I'm complaining! - Phil N. | As a man in what I feel is a very egalitarian marriage, I can second Meredith's post above completely! My mother-in-law was a traditional stay at home mom who raised two daughters, 10 years apart in age. She raised the daughters, kept an immaculate and spotless house (still does now), and made sure the home was a "refuge" for her husband who was a Philadelphia police officer. When my in-laws come down on occasion, she doesn't understand when my wife is not flying around the house picking stuff up. She'll sometimes chide my wife when she sees me vacuuming the house or doing laundry. Despite the fact that we both work full time, her mom's expectation is that Debbie should be keeping house most of the time as well. She really does not comprehend that the "second shift" at home, with a houseful of kids, is a two person deal. To be honest, I probably still only do about 30 percent to my wife's 70 percent of the domestic stuff - not that I'm complaining! - Phil N. | ||
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| + | I found it interesting to read Harriet Brunkhurst’s article in Major Problems in American Women’s History. I agree with all the points above and would like to make a few additional comments. Life for women today is similar to what "The Business Girl" in 1910 had experienced. If a Mother works outside the home today she is still expected to keep a clean house, have dinner on the table and have well behaved and well adjusted children. However, today's Working Mothers have shortcuts in which Roses and her mother did not have. For example, a vaccume cleaner,a microwave and even Easy Mac. | ||
| + | Rose is a successful women in the working world, however at home she is still Rose and has her family responsibilities. As far as the Mother/Daughter relationship goes...I think it is common for Mothers to accept the way women were treated and expects the daughters to follow suite. Why shake things up? "If it was good enough for me what is in not good enough for you?" Younger generations are more likely to make changes instead of accepting traditional ways.--Nikole Wellman | ||
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| + | I have read about the Triangle Factory Fire before. My son studied this elementary school. I read The New York Times Reports the tragedy of the Triangle Factory Fire, 1911 and thought the same thing...Immigrants were working for the American dream. The reading said that most of the people could barely speak English. They dealt with the poor working conditions because they had to feed their families. It seems that Immigrants today are similar. They accept poor wages and working conditions. They gather at locations(a particular 7/11 comes to mind) hoping to get a labor job for that day. Obviously, there are other immigration issues today, however the fact that people come to America to do better for themselves and families often deal with poor labor and wage conditions. | ||
| + | The fact that the Triangle factory locked the doors so that the workers could not leave was inhumane. --Nikole Wellman | ||
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