'Happy housewife' myth debunked by new book
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 15:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many believe that 1950s cinema portrayed women as complacent, conservative housewives who liked nothing better than to rustle up a three-course meal for their hardworking husbands, but a new book has shown it was not so clear-cut.