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Woman's Work: The Housewife, Past and Present
Woman's Work The Housewife Past and Present Author:Ann Oakley Housework, the work of women at home has received very little serious sociological or historical attention. Women's Work examines the history and nature of this unpaid occupation, from the re-industrial period until today. At the center of the book are interviews with four contemporary women -- a former factory worker; a middle class woman who l... more »eft a challenging career in documentary television to bring up her first baby; the wife of a publishing executive who finds contentment as the mother to three little girls; and a young working woman, the wife of a garbage collector -- all of whom talk frankly and in detail about their lives as housewives and as women.« less