Between 1920 and 1940 there was, what some would call, an “industrial revolution in the home.” With the introduction of the the vacuum, the washer and dryer, and gas/electric stove cleaner, one would think the housewives workload would be lightened, but that did not seem to be the case. Interestingly enough, following these invention, housewives workload seemed to only become heavier. Prior to 1910, women had to sweep their rugs regularly with brooms or haul them outside to beat the dirt out of them, a very time consuming task. One would think that when vacuums became popular in early 1910, women would have some time freed up for them, but in fact the only thing that changed was the cleanliness of their homes. Early vacuums were heavy and hard
