We all majored in household arts.

My husband's on a temporary duty assignment at a military training facility in Arkansas which means I'm on a temporary duty assignment too.  My mission:  super-cleaning-binge.  While he's out of the house I can take advantage of the fact that I'll be able to clean without having to re-clean the area that he just left.  C'mon, you know what I'm talking about...you vacuum, you leave the room, his dirty boots are in front of the couch.  You clean the bathroom, you go downstairs to grab the new air freshener , you come back and there's a tissue in the trashcan.

The work of a housewife is never done!  So here's a peek into a time when housewifery was considered a real skill and being a housewife was an actual occupation.

Occupations related to household arts 1938

Housewife shops for household goods, comparing prices and quality in various stores 1942

Housewife sending her son off to school 1942

Housewife works in her vegetable garden. She lives in small town where there is ample space for gardens; says she would move to country if she couldn't have a garden in town 1942

housewife who is president of local PTA deposits PTA money in bank 1942

Housewife in front room of her home 1942