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The ways in which these women helped to define the family as a strong political unit and influence is interesting. In spite of all the examples Orleck has of the print media sort of mocking them, these women seem to have had a definite and intimidating presence in the commercial market and politics of their communities. I just got the sense from reading this article that these women were strongly organized and politicized - even just in the practices of barter and garden co-ops to ease the hardships of the depression - and all of this in the name of protecting their family. -Erin B. | The ways in which these women helped to define the family as a strong political unit and influence is interesting. In spite of all the examples Orleck has of the print media sort of mocking them, these women seem to have had a definite and intimidating presence in the commercial market and politics of their communities. I just got the sense from reading this article that these women were strongly organized and politicized - even just in the practices of barter and garden co-ops to ease the hardships of the depression - and all of this in the name of protecting their family. -Erin B. | ||
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| + | I'm sincerely impressed by the efforts of the housewives that were described in this section. My personal favorite is when "Black mothers in cleveland, unable to convince a local power company to delay shutting off electricity in the homes of families who had not paid their bills won resotration of power after they hung wet laundry over every utility line in the neighborhood." (page 402)That is crafty AND it got what they wanted to get accomplished accomplished. Although I don't support the logic that a woman's place is in the home, I have to give the housewives their credit for being as politically active as was described. -ssellers | ||
==Louise Mitchell Denounces the "Slave Markets" Where Domestics Are hired in New York City, 1940== | ==Louise Mitchell Denounces the "Slave Markets" Where Domestics Are hired in New York City, 1940== | ||
