The 1950s are a really atypical time in history. The US was the victor in a world war, and the only country whose infrastructure didn’t get absolutely smashed. Workers still had labour protections won during the great depression. And, full electrification with easily available electrical appliances was brand new.
The 1950s and 60s had many of our modern conveniences and yet the standard was for 1 adult to handle the household
The 1950s are a really atypical time in history. The US was the victor in a world war, and the only country whose infrastructure didn’t get absolutely smashed. Workers still had labour protections won during the great depression. And, full electrification with easily available electrical appliances was brand new.
Before that the standard was hired help.
Before that the standard ̷͕̽w̷̧̓a̷̻͊s̶̼͛ ̸͐ͅt̶̙̆h̶̖͂ḛ̵̃ ̸̔͜h̷̝̍e̷̯̔l̷̦̈́p̷̧̔
I’m clearly not talking about Victorian Estates