homemaker

Examples of homemaker in the following topics:

• The Role of Women in the Household

  • In both the U.S. and Canada, a person in charge of homemaking, who isn't employed outside the home, is often called a "homemaker," a gender-neutral term for a housewife or a househusband.
  • Prior to the 1960's, homemaking was a decidedly gender-specific role.
  • Many mandatory courses existed for youth to learn the skills of homemaking.
  • "Cooking hygiene" may underlie the tradition that a homemaker is portrayed wearing an apron.
  • The rise of suburbs helped create the role of housewife and homemaker for white, middle class women.

• The New Wave of Feminism

  • Friedan’s book was a best-seller and began to raise the consciousness of many women who agreed that homemaking in the suburbs sapped them of their individualism and left them unsatisfied.

• Hispanics in WWII

  • Prior to World War II, traditional Hispanic cultural values assumed women should be homemakers.