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Just a housewife…

February 18, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 6 Comments

Have you seen this episode of The Donna Reed Show? I must admit that I often sympathize with Donna’s frustration about being thought of as “just a housewife”. I can tell myself that it’s an important job and a high calling and oftentimes I am even convinced. But the truth of the matter is that…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, Home & Garden, Homemaking Tagged With: 50s housewife, Donna Reed, homemaker, housewife, self esteem, The Donna Reed Show

My day as a 1950s housewife…

October 20, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

While searching for a Leave it to Beaver video clip to share this past Monday, I found myself thinking about what it was like to be a 1950s housewife.  I realize that what we saw on television was an idealized view – I’m sure that most housewives didn’t always vacuum in high heels and pearls. …

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, Home & Garden, Homemaking Tagged With: 50s housewife, Donna Reed, experiment, Leave it to Beaver

I’m Dee, a Francophile with a hippie heart, trying to create a beautiful life in the country while dreaming of Paris.

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