In the 1960s and 1970s, the wife would be seen as the stay at home keeping the house in order, bear children and make sure everything was fi...

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1953

70s housewife/mom

The housewife is now a bit of a dying breed.

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I so enjoy food and entertaining articles from the late 1960s and early 1970s because hosts and hostesses were then just starting to forgo elaborate dinner parties and numerous courses in favor of a simple style of entertaining. These bygone articles about one-pot dinners, make-ahead recipes, and stylish, comfortable table settings still inspire today, especially considering that most of us continue to prefer simplicity over fussiness when preparing our meals. The photos featured in this…