American Mothers In The 1950's

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Mothers are usually the rock and foundation of a family when it comes to being taken care of. In the 1950’s. Mothers were almost looked at as maids. Staying home all day, taking care of the children, cleaning the house, and having dinner ready by the time her husband came home from work, wake up and do it all over again was a mother daily schedule. “We American women need every laborsaving device there is. There are more demands on our time than it is humanly possible to fill, and we are anything but useless…” This quote shows American mothers are more than what you see, they make the impossible possible without breaking a sweat. Housewives did not only handle do things with the inside of their home but they went above and beyond the be interactive in their kids make sure they had a social life. …show more content…
“The activities one gets into to provide happy, wholesome for her children are all the time consuming. As a mother of a boy, I was a Cub Scout assistant den mother. As mother of two daughters, I have a co-led a Brownie Troop. As a member of the community, I have been twice elected to our elementary- school board of trustees… As a member of a church, I have taught in the Sunday school. For none of these activities am I paid…” Mothers do not get paid for all the love and extra things they do for the family when half the time it goes unnoticed. A mother does more than what she is expected, she goes above and beyond. As time from the 1950’s progressed and got closer to 2000, American opinions on stay at home moms have influenced today’s mother for the

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