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The 1950s Housewife Myth: Why Women Won't Go Back

The 1950s are often idealized as a golden age for women, with images of perfectly groomed housewives tending to their families in spotless homes. This era is frequently romanticized as a time when ...
PBS

Mrs. America: Women's Roles in the 1950s

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...
CU Boulder News & Events

In the 1950s, many wives financed their husbands through college

A study co-authored by a CU Boulder economist reveals how young wives played a significant role in financially kick-starting their families during the economic prosperity of the 1950s, also opening ...
Daily Reporter

‘HOPELESSLY DEVOTED’: Women Helping Women to take on 1950s theme

The Women Helping Women committee gathered for a photo with Mayor Chuck Fewell in October 2023, as he issued a proclamation of October as Women Helping Women Month. Hancock Health Foundation hosts the ...