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1950s Housewife

June 7, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 13 Comments

Last week my daughter who blogs at Retrohousewife Goes Green shared a blog with me, Jen But Never Jenn. A couple of years ago Jen had undertaken a two-week experiment of living like a typical 1950s housewife. I spent the better part of two days reading all the entries (she ended up doing a second…

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Filed Under: Home & Garden, Homemaking, Television Tagged With: 50s housewife, Bewitched, Domestic Diva, Father Knows Best, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, Mad Men, The Donna Reed Show

My day as a 1950s housewife…

October 20, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 4 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

Memory Lane Monday…Leave it to Beaver

October 18, 2010 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Barbara Billingsley this past Saturday, October 16th, at the age of 94.  She epitomized the ideal mom of the 50s in her role as June Cleaver on “Leave it to Beaver”.  Her trademark pearls and heels are often joked about but I must admit there’s a…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, Memory Lane Monday, Television Tagged With: Barbara Billingsley, June Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver, Memory Lane Monday

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