{"product_id":"housewife-lisa-selin-davis-9781538722886","title":"Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Month for March 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the complete social history of the housewife archetype, from colonial America to the 20th century, and re-examine common myths about the \"modern woman.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The notion of \"housewife\" evokes strong reactions. For some, it's nostalgia for a bygone era, simpler and better times when men were breadwinners and women remained home with the kids. For others, it's a sexist, oppressive stereotype of women's work. Either way, housewife is a long outdated concept--or is it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisa Selin Davis, known for her smart, viral, feminist, cultural takes, argues that the \"breadwinner vs. homemaker\" divide is a myth. She charts examples from prehistoric female hunters to working class housewives in the 1930s, from First Ladies to 21st century stay-at-home moms, on a search for answers to the problems of what is referred to as women's work and motherhood. Davis discovers that women have been sold a lie about what families should be. \u003ci\u003eHousewife\u003c\/i\u003e unveils a truth: interdependence, rather than independence, is the American way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is a clarion call for all women--married or single, mothers or childless--and for men, too, to push for liberation. In \u003ci\u003eHousewife\u003c\/i\u003e, Davis builds a case for systemic, cultural, and personal change, to encourage women to have the power to choose the best path for themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Selin Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538722887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538722886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.67w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2024","brand":"Lisa Selin Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44191017763071,"sku":"9781538722886","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11264bba-67a5-4221-a21e-02b175ec4164.jpg?v=1690873555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/housewife-lisa-selin-davis-9781538722886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}