Hats off to housewives every where. It is one of the toughest jobs any where. Responsibility and activity are two requirements of the job of a housewife. Long hours without pay is demanded and the day may start at sunrise and continue til bedtime. While there may be a break sometime during the day it is normally taken while doing another chore such as folding laundry. For many families the housewife is also in charge of having food on the table at proper times. Creating and keeping a budget…

December 1943. "Lynn Massman, wife of a second-class petty officer who is studying in Washington, preparing dinner." Photograph by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. Another gem from Shorpy. How absorbed she looks! She's probably thinking about all the other things she has to do to get dinner ready, when hubby is going to get home, when she should start the other dishes, how she can use those leftovers in the fridge... I know that look. Do you have that look sometimes?

The '50s homemaker. Sitting at home with the kiddies, cleaning, cooking, ironing, etc.

The housewife is now a bit of a dying breed.

A lighthearted look back at the 50s housewife during the sunny days of yesteryear, when a woman's home was her castle -- and her kitchen was the heart of that home.