History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1248 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Cult of Domesticity
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The idea
Middle-class women did not work for wages. Their job was to care for the children and keep the house in a state of order and cleanliness, often with a servant's help.
In practice
Women cultivating manners and buying the consumer goods that displayed a family's success.
Where people slip
Consumption became a woman's responsibility and a public statement about her household's standing.
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