Vintage wife

Why marriage advice from the 1950s shouldn't be so easily dismissed, and is a stark warning for wives who dream of a romantic relationship that'll stand the test of time. Perhaps we need to turn our backs on "modern" advice, and take a leaf out of a midcentury manual instead.

While most of us grew up with supermarkets and shopping malls already existing; some of us remember the family-run grocery stores where your options were often limited. Others might even have had the chance to grow their own food, but once general stores grew bigger and became more convenient, there was no way back. Still, the consumerist lifestyle as we know it didn't happen overnight, and we got where we are now gradually.

In 1944 Marjorie Husted, (the woman who developed the character, Better Crocker) saw the need to recognize homemakers, and so she created “The American Home Legion” program. It was through this program that 70,000 women received a copy of “The Homemakers Creed,” certifying that the recipient was a member of The American Home Legion, dedicated […]

A lighthearted look back at the 50s housewife during the sunny days of yesteryear, when a woman's home was her castle -- and her kitchen was the heart of that home.

Welcome to Mid-Century Modern Mommy, where we help moms transform their lives through 50s housewife life & minimalist homeschooling.

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Dita Von Teese, known as “The Queen of Burlesque,” lives in glam retro style at home in L.A., and it's featured in InStyle magazine.

I don’t suspect my female forebears had a craving for red nail polish, but it is comforting to think that these days, fewer and fewer people would even blink at the sight of anyone wearing an…

Nothing can define clearly what is love, but the sweet kiss could be the most objective measure for love. Each person has a different expres...

From Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife, secretrecipes.navaatlas.com, image originally from 1940s magazine ad