Thanks David....
Snopes refers to the Late Victorian guide for teachers...I have seen that
posted up in more than one classroom ( as a joke of course)
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Subject: Re: I am So Glad that I Missed the 50's
> As usual, Snopes.com has it all:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/language/document/goodwife.htm
>
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> Subject: Re: I am So Glad that I Missed the 50's
> Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2003, 11:26 pm
>
>
> In a message dated 7/8/03 2:46:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> 7visions_at_prodigy.net writes:
>
>
> <<How To Be a Good Wife
> This is the text from a 50 year old home economics textbook. Really!>>
>
>
> Every now and again, something like this circulates. Life in the 1800s,
or
> a "real 8th grade test from 1910" or some such. For some reason, that
exact
> source is never pinned down. No one ever says, "Here's the name of the
> book," or whatever, so that it can be looked up and verified.
>
> Clearly, this is how life was on "Father Knows Best." And certainly there
> would be less divorce and domestic strife in general if the husband and
wife
> roles were this well defined and observed. I grew up in the 50s, and the
> attitudes expressed here were prevalent then. (I remember the "Good
little
> Maxwell Housewife" campaign, where wifey trembles until her coffee passes
> muster with the mister. He shows his approval by patting her on the head
> like a pet, while in voice-over he thinks: "Maybe I'll keep her.")
>
> Still, what exactly is the source for this particular essay? I suspect
> there isn't one, that it's just a conglomeration of 50s attitudes
distilled
> and passed around. Still, it was fun to read. Later. SR
Received on 2003-07-09 21:32:46