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"Just a Housewife": The Rise and Fall of Domesticity in America (Updated Edition) by Glenna Matthews (Preface) Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1989 ISBN-10: 0-19-505925-5 / 0195059255 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-505925-0 / 9780195059250 Housewives constitute a large section of the population, yet they have received very little attention, let alone respect. Glenna Matthews, who herself spent many years as "just a housewife" before becoming a scholar of American history, sets out to redress this imbalance. While the male world of |