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Housewives
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It wasn't a group of hard drinkers, bootleggers, smugglers or cocktail enthusiasts that had suddenly become Prohibition's most powerful opponents, it was a legion of mothers. Alcohol's greatest ally was a now formidable and elegantly coiffed host of mostly middle- and upper-class housewives.
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― Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol
― Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol
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The survey of the time spent in the home by most housewives established that, on average, they worked 75 hours a week, with overtime on Saturdays and Sundays. This did not take into account that a number of women were also doing part or full-time work outside the home.
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― Post-War Kitchen : Nostalgic Food and Facts from 1945-54
― Post-War Kitchen : Nostalgic Food and Facts from 1945-54
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