homemaking

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It won fans with its comic treatment of the fierce emotions our homemaking choices can inspire — an evergreen topic.

From Washington Post

Unlike the Camp Fire Girls, a group that primarily emphasized domestic skills, the Girl Scouts aimed to train young women in civics as well as homemaking, preparing them for active roles in society.

From Washington Post

In “The Red Studio,” Matisse took the homemaking Marguerite of his family painting, identified there by the “marguerites” on her dress, and translated her into his atelier’s artful nude, still recognizably daisied.

From New York Times

While early women's rights activists attempted to demonstrate that domesticity and politics could coexist by releasing suffrage-themed cookbooks, more contemporary female politicians have carefully distanced themselves from traditionally "feminine" homemaking activities, including cooking and baking.

From Salon

Early curricula focused heavily on vocational skills, including homemaking for girls.

From Seattle Times