Category Archives: housewives

It doesn’t pay to elope

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

Warning: Eloping Will Leave You A Sheetless Wretch by Margaret Hartmann, jezebel.com, July 23, 2010 If you thought weddings were about making a commitment to the person you love, prepare to be schooled by this vintage ad. Apparently they’re all … Continue reading →

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Would Betty’s divorce have been that easy?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

Sociologists on ‘Mad Men’ by Sarah Shannon, contexts.org, July 27, 2010 They may be big fans of the show, but some sociologists are calling out historical inaccuracies in AMC’s “Mad Men.” According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “As historians, most of … Continue reading →

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It’s a Mad world

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Is Mad Men The New Sex and the City? by Sadie Stein, jezebel.com, July 22, 2010 Many fans of the former may hate the latter — particularly some manfolk — but the cultural similarities cannot be ignored. It had been … Continue reading →

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What “all thoughtful women realize”

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

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Settling for Mr. Not-Half-Bad: A 1930s Lori Gottlieb

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

How I Made My Marriage Happy: A Woman’s Personal Story Few of Us Find Everything We Want in Marriage, But One May Make the Most of What One Gets From Physical Culture magazine, 1930 HOW often have you remarked, as … Continue reading →

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