It’s Almost Impossible To Pass This 1950s Home Economics Quiz

What is the name for the work a mother or wife does around the home?

Retry Correct Incorrect Women were expected to be the only person who did all the cooking, cleaning, and other housework, which was called labor income. If a grown man didn’t have a wife he would be expected to pay another woman to do all of these tasks.

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What is the name for the work a mother or wife does around the home?

• Women’s liberation
• Labor income
• The wife’s duties
• A mother’s job