{"product_id":"housewife-why-women-still-do-it-all-and-what-to-do-instead-9781538722886","title":"Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Month for March 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the complete social history of the housewife archetype, from colonial America to the 20th century, and re-examine common myths about the \"modern woman.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The notion of \"housewife\" evokes strong reactions. For some, it's nostalgia for a bygone era, simpler and better times when men were breadwinners and women remained home with the kids. For others, it's a sexist, oppressive stereotype of women's work. Either way, housewife is a long outdated concept--or is it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisa Selin Davis, known for her smart, viral, feminist, cultural takes, argues that the \"breadwinner vs. homemaker\" divide is a myth. She charts examples from prehistoric female hunters to working class housewives in the 1930s, from First Ladies to 21st century stay-at-home moms, on a search for answers to the problems of what is referred to as women's work and motherhood. Davis discovers that women have been sold a lie about what families should be. \u003ci\u003eHousewife\u003c\/i\u003e unveils a truth: interdependence, rather than independence, is the American way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is a clarion call for all women--married or single, mothers or childless--and for men, too, to push for liberation. In \u003ci\u003eHousewife\u003c\/i\u003e, Davis builds a case for systemic, cultural, and personal change, to encourage women to have the power to choose the best path for themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Selin Davis \u003c\/b\u003eis a critically-acclaimed essayist and journalist whose work has appeared in major publications, include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStreet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTomboy, as well as two novels\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City with her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Legacy Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50588396126482,"sku":"9781538722886","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71253c89-eae0-4e11-b3f4-e2c861f59290.jpg?v=1732072449","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/housewife-why-women-still-do-it-all-and-what-to-do-instead-9781538722886","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}