It is hard to say if there was ever a perfect time in America. In every decade since the birth of the “greatest” nation ever established, there has been some sort of fear apparent in our society. From wars at home to wars on foreign grounds and economic, social or cultural problems there does not seem to be a time in America when all Americans felt secure. A campaign for the 2016 American presidency utilizes the slogan “Make America Great Again,” this time of apparent greatness the candidate wants to return to is defined as the years after World War II. But what made this time period exceptional, if it was at all? The years after the second World War are defined by many historians as a time where “American” values were emphasized with the
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In an article titled “How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead,” published in January of 1954, women are given advice on how they should treat their husbands, referring to nagging as a “devastating emotional disease.” Further on in this article it is written that “if you have to remind your husband peevishly six times that he promised to mow the lawn, he probably isn’t going to do it anyways, and nagging only makes him balky.” This article is expressing the expectations placed upon women during the 50s, that not only should they be homemakers and caretakers, they should also not bother their husbands about helping them in the domestic sphere. Asking their husbands to do some work around the house is considered nagging and men are then excused from doing the work. Furthermore, Stephanie Coontz, in her article “Families in the Fifties: The Way We Never Were” from the book of collected documents and essays, Major Problems in American History, writes that the “seemingly gender neutral indictment of family responsibilities ends up being directed most forcefully against women.” Although a husband and wife should both be culpable if the yard does not get mowed or if the kids are not properly raised, most, if not all, of the responsibility falls upon the wife. This creates a male dominated society outside of the home, in which women should trust male political leaders to secure the
In an article titled “How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead,” published in January of 1954, women are given advice on how they should treat their husbands, referring to nagging as a “devastating emotional disease.” Further on in this article it is written that “if you have to remind your husband peevishly six times that he promised to mow the lawn, he probably isn’t going to do it anyways, and nagging only makes him balky.” This article is expressing the expectations placed upon women during the 50s, that not only should they be homemakers and caretakers, they should also not bother their husbands about helping them in the domestic sphere. Asking their husbands to do some work around the house is considered nagging and men are then excused from doing the work. Furthermore, Stephanie Coontz, in her article “Families in the Fifties: The Way We Never Were” from the book of collected documents and essays, Major Problems in American History, writes that the “seemingly gender neutral indictment of family responsibilities ends up being directed most forcefully against women.” Although a husband and wife should both be culpable if the yard does not get mowed or if the kids are not properly raised, most, if not all, of the responsibility falls upon the wife. This creates a male dominated society outside of the home, in which women should trust male political leaders to secure the